单词 | sporting chance |
释义 | sporting chance in American English Informal a fair or even chance sporting chance in American Englishnoun an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts Word origin [1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, calling card, cutback, flamenco, hit-and-runExamples of 'sporting chance' in a sentence |
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