释义 |
‖ pour le sport, phr.|pur lə spɔr| [Fr., ‘for sport’.] For fun, amusement, or sport.
1924M. Arlen Green Hat i. 6 A green hat, of a sort of felt..being, no doubt, one of those that women who have many hats affect pour le sport. 1936A. Christie ABC Murders xiii. 97 He kills, it would seem from his letters, pour le sport—to amuse himself. 1939Time 22 May 10/2 He has never gained sufficient maturity to be anything more than a conscientious individualist ‘pour le sport’. 1955M. Allingham Beckoning Lady ii. 20 Mr. Magersfontein Lugg himself, garbed tastefully pour le sport. 1973L. Meynell Thirteen Trumpeters ii. 22 Lucian had automatically made tentative exploratory investigations as to her readiness pour le sport and bedworthiness. |