| 释义 |
kyudo, n. Martial Arts.
Brit. |ˈkjuːdəʊ|, U.S. |ˈkjudoʊ|
[‹ Japanese kyūdō > n.).]
The Japanese martial art of longbow archery, incorporating set rhythmic movements, and typically practised in a meditative state.
1933S. Ichikawa in Amer. Anthropol. (1940) 42 262 (title) Kyu-do: ‘the way of archery’ in Japan. 1957Christian Sci. Monitor 13 May 15/2 My hobbies are..going to the movies, and kyudo (the art of archery), and music. 1969Times 15 Sept. 12/2 (caption) Master of Kyudo, Hidehara Onuma,..with members of the London Kendo Club. 1987Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. i. 12/1 The movements of kyudo are flowing, slow and deliberate—much like tai chi. 1999Independent on Sunday 16 May (Real Life section) 2 Kyudo is massive in its homeland, practised by 150,000 Japanese and part of the school curriculum. |