单词 | southpaw |
释义 | Word Frequency southpaw(ˈsaʊθˌpɔː) informal noun 1. a boxer who leads with the right hand and off the right foot as opposed to the orthodox style of leading with the left 2. any left-handed person adjective 3. of or relating to a southpaw Word origin C20: from paw (in the sense: hand): originally a term applied to a left-handed baseball player:perhaps so called because baseball pitchers traditionally face west, so that a left-handedpitcher would throw with the hand on the south side of his or her body |
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