pugilist(n.)
"拳击手,拳击家",1789年,源自拉丁语 pugil "拳击手,拳击家",与 pugnus "拳头"相关(来自 PIE 词根 *peuk- "刺") + -ist。为了发展意义,可以比较 punch(v.),也来自一个意味着"刺"的词根。相关词汇: Pugilistic "与拳击有关的"(1789); pugilistically。
Pugil(n.)偶尔出现在英语中,意为"拳击手,拳击家"(17世纪-18世纪),但并没有流行起来; 早期它的意思是指某物的"一小把或一大把"(1570年代)。Pugil stick(1962)是美国军队在刺刀演习中用步枪替代的一种武器。
UNTIL recently bayonet training has lacked realism. Bayonet instruction consisted of basic positions and movements, the fundamentals of bayonet fighting, and a practical examination conducted on the Bayonet Assault Course. This training is essential for the combat Infantryman; however, he completes his training without knowing what an actual bayonet fight is like. The dummies used in training cannot fight back or take evasive action. The only true test of an Infantryman's skill with bayonet is vicious, close combat against an armed opponent. [Lt. Wendell O. Doody, "Pugil, Man, Pugil!" in Infantry magazine, Nov.-Dec. 1962]
直到最近,刺刀训练缺乏现实感。刺刀教学包括基本姿势和动作,刺刀战斗的基本原则以及在刺刀突击课程上进行的实际考试。这种训练对于战斗步兵至关重要; 然而,他在不知道实际刺刀战斗是什么样子的情况下完成了他的训练。训练中使用的假人无法反击或采取回避行动。步兵与刺刀的真正技能的唯一真正测试是对抗武装对手的残酷近战。[温德尔·O·杜迪中尉,《拳击手,人,拳击手!》(Infantry magazine,1962年11月-12月)]
该词起源时间:1789年