单词 | tifoso |
释义 | tifoson. Chiefly Sport. A fan or follower; (now) esp. an enthusiastic and committed supporter of a particular sport or team. Often in plural: such fans collectively.The term is commonly used in motor racing and football to refer to particularly partisan and vociferous fans of Italian teams, and in cycling to refer to fans of Italian cyclists and cycling teams. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > supporting > [noun] > supporter aficionado1819 supporter1843 fan1890 tifoso1949 the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun] > enthusiasm (for something) > enthusiast for person or thing votary1594 votary1594 well-willer1607 lief-hebber1653 enthusiast1748 amateur1771 fanatic1790 red-hot1835 freak1908 hound1926 fan1928 televisionary1928 tifoso1949 person1966 prosumer1987 1949 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 27 Jan. a3/2 Screaming thousands of ‘tifosi’, the Italian equivalent of bobby-soxers, staged riot scenes around the little Church of Santa Francesca Romana, where the film notables said ‘I do’. 1952 Sydney Morning Herald 5 May 5/9 (advt.) Terry's Bowls Measure... A quick, accurate and simple way of measuring the distance between the jack and any ball... Tifosos will say they're worth their two ounce weight in gold. 1955 Sports Illustr. 18 Apr. 73/3 One of the most glorious and memorable episodes in the history of Italian soccer... I too was one of the millions of ardent tifosi of II Grande Torino. 1981 D. Hodges et al. Grand Prix 215 The Italian Grand Prix at Monza is more than a day out for the tifosi. They are informed and knowledgeable, if obsessively biased towards Ferrari. 1996 Cable & Satellite Europe (Nexis) Sept. The most obsessive tifoso..will be rather easily persuaded to spend a little extra to receive more than a couple of hours of football each week. 2014 Cycle Sport Summer 82/1 Few victories were more beautiful than in stage 20 at last year's Giro, when he emerged from a blizzard to cross the line first..to all but seal the overall win in front of his adoring tifosi. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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