sportsmanlike
/ˈspɔːtsmənlaɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspɔːrtsmənlaɪk/ (ame, ipa)
sportsmanlike — 形容詞
- sportsmanlikepositive
- more sportsmanlikecomparative
- most sportsmanlikesuperlative
1. acting with fairness, respect, and good manners toward opponents and teammates d
有運動家精神
比賽中公平、尊重對手且輸得起的
acting with fairness, respect, and good manners toward opponents and teammates during a game or competition, even after losing.
Chidi shook hands with every opposing player after the final whistle, which his coach praised as truly sportsmanlike.
Chidi 在終場哨響後與每位對手球員握手，教練稱讚這真的很有運動家精神。
predicative use: be sportsmanlike
The referee thanked both teams for their sportsmanlike conduct throughout the long, exhausting tennis match.
裁判感謝雙方球隊在這場漫長又疲憊的網球比賽中始終展現運動家精神。
collocation: sportsmanlike conduct / behaviour
Even after losing the championship, Mauricio gave a sportsmanlike speech praising the winners and their hard work.
即使輸了冠軍賽，Mauricio 仍以充滿運動家精神的演說讚揚對手的努力。
Rania thought it was not very sportsmanlike to celebrate loudly in front of the disappointed losing team.
Rania 認為在失意的輸家面前大聲慶祝，並不是很有運動家精神的行為。
Coaches at the youth academy teach children to play in a sportsmanlike way, win or lose.
青年訓練營的教練教導孩子們不論輸贏，都要以有運動家精神的方式比賽。
- fair
much more general; not limited to sport
- gracious
emphasises politeness in defeat; broader than sport
- honourable
more formal; stresses moral principle over good manners
- unsportsmanlike
direct opposite; common in match-official reports
- petty
informal; small-minded behaviour after losing
用法筆記
Frequently used in predicative position (be sportsmanlike) or before nouns like 'conduct', 'behaviour', 'gesture', 'manner', and 'way'. Often appears in negated form ('not sportsmanlike') to criticise poor sporting behaviour.