bantamweight的词源

英文词源

bantam

bantam: [18] When these diminutive chickens were first imported into Europe in the middle of the 18th century, it was thought that they had originated in a village called Bantam in Java, now in Indonesia, and they were named accordingly. This version of their history has never been firmly established, but the name stuck. Bantamweight as a category of boxing weights dates from the 1880s.

中文词源

bantamweight：最轻量级拳击运动员

bantam , 矮脚鸡，好斗。weight, 重量，量级。

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