toreador

• n. 斗牛士（西班牙）

来自西班牙语 toreador,斗牛士，来自 torear,斗牛，来自拉丁语 taurus,牛，来自 PIE*sta,站立， 词源同 stand,Taurus.

toreador (n.)

"bullfighter on horseback" (as opposed to a torero, who kills on foot), 1610s, from Spanish toreador, from torear "to participate in a bullfight," from toro "bull," from Latin taurus (see Taurus).

A toreador is, or rather was, a gentleman who killed bulls for his own amusement on horseback and with the spear. He was a sportsman, and his sport was as manly and respectable as pig-sticking. A professional fighter who performs in a ring and for money is a torero. ["Saturday Review," Jan. 22, 1887]

1. The tenor was singing the " Toreador Song " from Carmen.

男高音歌手正在唱《卡门》中的 “ 斗牛士之歌 ”.

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