| 释义 |
Sokol /ˈsɒkɒl /nounA Slav gymnastic society aiming to promote a communal spirit and physical fitness, originating in Prague in 1862: [as modifier]: Sokol exercises...- Following the German model but in order to educate their oppressed nation both physically and morally, the Czechs set up a gymnastics movement called the Sokol in 1862.
- Czech immigrants established Sokols in many major cities, beginning with St. Louis in 1865.
- Although slow to catch on in the schools, gymnastics did flourish in the Turnvereins and Sokols.
Origin Czech, literally 'falcon' (the emblem of the society). |