這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字,意思沒有關係, 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 運動咖;體育生 · (英式)蘇格蘭人(常帶冒犯)

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jock

n

核心畫面

One whole side of jock is a long word cut short. The long word here is jockstrap — the piece of kit that sits in a player's bag with the shoes and the towel. Say the kit often enough and it starts to stand for the person wearing it: the jock is the athlete. Around that person a whole school picture gathers — the table where the team sits, the uniform, and the old joke that a big body comes with a small brain. Running alongside is a second short word, jockey, the rider up on top of something, steering it: that one gives the jock who rides the records at a radio station.

jock 的這一整支,可以想成「把長字砍短」。這裡被砍短的是 jockstrap——運動包裡跟球鞋、毛巾放在一起的那更多收起jock 的這一整支,可以想成「把長字砍短」。這裡被砍短的是 jockstrap——運動包裡跟球鞋、毛巾放在一起的那件護具。東西講久了,就開始指穿它的人:jock 成了「運動員」。再往外一層,它把整個校園畫面都帶進來:球隊坐的那一桌、制服,還有「壯歸壯、腦袋簡單」那個老玩笑。旁邊還有第二個被砍短的字 jockey(騎師)。騎師是坐在上面、駕馭一個會動的東西的人;把那個畫面搬到唱盤上,電台裡放歌的人也就成了 jock。

From the word’s history

The packet's Wiktionary note says the athletic slang meanings date from the mid-20th century and are simple abbreviations of jockstrap, while the computer slang meanings come from jockey.

依證據包裡的 Wiktionary 詞源說明:運動方面的俚語是二十世紀中期出現的,就是 jockstrap 的縮短;而電腦圈的俚語則是從 jockey 來的。所以這一支底下其實有兩條小路,一條從護具,一條從騎師。

Wiktionary entry supplied in the evidence packet (jock, etymology 2 note: 'The computer slang meanings are derived from jockey. The athletic slang meanings in turn date from the mid-20th century and are simple abbreviations of jockstrap.')

From the picture

從一件護具到一個人

這一組就是核心畫面本身:先是裝備,再是穿裝備的人,最後是整個標籤。

noun · B2

In American English, a person — usually a student — who plays a lot of sport and is known for that above everything else. It often carries the old idea that such a person is strong but not clever, so it can be an insult.

運動咖;體育生

駕馭的人

同樣是把長字砍短,但被砍短的是 jockey,不是 jockstrap。

noun · C1

A short, informal word for a disc jockey — the person who plays music and talks between the songs on the radio, or who plays records for a crowd.

(廣播)DJ、節目主持人

Also in this word

noun · C1

A short word for a jockstrap: tight underwear that a man wears under sports clothes to hold and protect the body.

運動護襠(jockstrap 的簡稱)

noun · C1

An informal short word for a jockey — the person who rides a horse in a race.

騎師(口語簡稱)

A second word, same spelling

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jock

n

核心畫面

The other side of jock starts as somebody's name. Jock is the Scottish way of saying Jack, and Jack is a way of saying John — about as ordinary as a man's name gets. English speakers then did what people often do with a very common name: they used it for a type of person instead of for one person. So this jock is a name lifted off one man and laid across a whole country. That is also why it is uncomfortable. A nickname given by a friend sits lightly; the same nickname handed to a stranger because of where he is from usually does not.

jock 的另一邊,源頭是一個人名。Jock 是蘇格蘭人叫 Jack 的方式,而 Jack 本身又是 John 的暱更多收起jock 的另一邊,源頭是一個人名。Jock 是蘇格蘭人叫 Jack 的方式,而 Jack 本身又是 John 的暱稱——大概是最普通的男生名字了。英語裡常有這種事:一個名字太普通,就被拿來代稱「那一種人」,而不再指某一個人。於是 Jock 從某個人的名字,變成「蘇格蘭男人」的統稱。這也是它讓人不舒服的地方。朋友取的綽號可以很輕;同樣的綽號因為你是哪裡人而被貼上來,多半就不輕了。

From the word’s history

From Jock, a Scottish hypocoristic (pet) form of John, compare Jack; the capitalised name is still visible under the common noun.

來自 Jock,也就是 John 在蘇格蘭的暱稱形式,可以跟 Jack 對照。人名的痕跡到今天還看得見——這個意思常常寫成大寫的 Jock。

Wiktionary entry supplied in the evidence packet (jock, etymology 1: 'From Jock, a Scottish hypocoristic form of John (compare Jack)').