All-American

短语

词形变化

All-Americans 复数 All-Americans

别名

all-American

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person or a team, or some other thing, regarded as the best in the United States; a team composed entirely of members who are each the best from their state, league, or region.

    美国 体育
  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of All-American athlete, player, team (chiefly sports), All-American boy, girl, person, or family (loosely, transferred sense)

  3. 3.

    Alternative letter-case form of all-American.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a person or a team, or some other thing: regarded as the best in the United States; of a team, composed entirely of members who are each the best from their state, league, or region.

    美国 体育

    He was an All-American basketball player last year.

  2. 2.

    Of a regiment or division: composed of members from every state in the Union.

    美国 政治 军事
  3. 3.

    Alternative letter-case form of all-American.

词源

From All- + American. Americanism first recorded in the 1880s; the substantive usage originating early on as an ellipsis of all-American athlete, player, team; thereafter transferred to apply broadly to people or things as in All-American boy, girl, family.

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