| 释义 |
‖ soigneur, n.|swaɲœr|
[Fr., f. soigner to take care of.]
In cycling, a person who gives training, first aid, massage, and other assistance to a team.
1972F. Alderson Bicycling ix. 181 The individual's main prop is the ‘soigneur’—trainer, attendant, masseur, adviser and nursemaid. 1977G. Nicholson Great Bike Race (1978) viii. 93 The team-manager, Alec Taylor, and the two soigneurs, Auguste Naessens (Belgian) and Rudy Van der Weide (Dutch)..were rigorously questioned into the night. 1988Cycling Weekly 30 June 38/2 Room for the mechanics to spread over the grass and a plentiful and easily attainable supply of water for washing bikes, large rooms for the soigneurs and their massage tables, and private dining areas for the riders to gorge in peace. |