| 单词 | cyclo-cross |
| 释义 | cyclo-cross in British Englishnoun a. a form of cycle race held over rough ground b. this sport cyclo-cross in American English (ˈsaiklouˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɑs) noun a bicycle race over a cross-country course, featuring steep hills, turns, and sometimes muddy terrain, that occasionally requires a rider to carry the bicycle over fences and up stairs Word origin [1950–55; cycle + -o- + cross(country); cf. motocross]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: International Gothic, action painting, allograph, conflict of interest, hot line-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer)Word lists with Other sports |
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