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adjective ˈspɔːtɪvˈspɔrdɪv 1Playful; light-hearted. 好玩的；顽皮的；轻松的 Sir John was in sportive mood Example sentencesExamples - On the south side, almost at the edge of the cliff, stood a stone circle until it was tipped piecemeal over the brink by sportive youths.
- Tom, in his sportive mood, had caused serious inconvenience to a most respectable policeman.
- The dog, in a sportive mood, careered madly through the field.
- Brown has long had about him a sportive, Cyrano-esque panache.
- The jack-o'-lantern is a sportive creature whose innate love of mischief causes him to lead travelers astray.
- Jane Austen and the French Revolution provoked one of the most amusing of New Statesman competitions, asking sportive readers of the magazine to come up with the most unlikely titles for literary critical works they could think of.
Synonyms playful, lively, full of fun, fun-loving, high-spirited, spirited, in high spirits, jolly, merry, light-hearted, blithe, gleeful, frisky, exuberant, perky, skittish, sprightly, coltish, jaunty, prankish, frolicking, romping, capering - 1.1archaic Amorous; lustful.
〈古〉多情的；好色的 a sportive man who drank and loved too much Example sentencesExamples - Various sportive young matrons of his acquaintance‥certainly felt no overmastering desire to keep their husbands at their sides.
Synonyms lustful, sexual, erotic, amatory, ardent
2Relating to, interested in, or good at sport. Britain's architectural and sportive heritage I was always a very sportive person—I played almost every sport Example sentencesExamples - For example in Russian the name roughly translates to sportive gymnastics, while the term 'artistic gymnastics' refers to what we call rhythmic gymnastics.
- My parents are very sportive.
- It's summertime and weekend trips for sportive or business reasons are on the list!
- The FIA's approval for Dubai to host this event ensured that the international sportive communities saw it as a wise decision.
- Russia's Minister of Sport stressed that the World Championships in Athletics that finished in Moscow was not only a sportive but somehow a political forum.
- Enhanced parasympathetic activity of sportive women is paradoxically associated to enhanced resting energy expenditure.
- The profile conveys its sportive nature and combines a high-performance propulsion system with the comfort of a traditional motor yacht.
- Psychology can have a big impact on sportive performance - our heads probably count for 70 percent of our performances.
- So how is he going to solve the political, personal and sportive configurations if he makes up his mind?
- Al Reyadah is a specialised AC contracting and management company that works across diverse sectors, including hospitals, schools, universities, sportive clubs, factories, residential units, offices and other facilities.
- His natural athletic ability was inherited from a gifted family with a string of sportive genes.
- The 131st edition of the event will again feature a number of innovations and a unique sportive variety of sailing.
- According to the official rules, each female gymnast must wear a correct sportive leotard or unitard, which must be of elegant design.
- He used moire, a classic, slightly old-fashioned couture kind of silk for bomber jackets and sportive pants.
Synonyms athletic, fit, active, energetic, outdoor
Derivativesadverb ˈspɔːtɪvliˈspɔrdɪvli As a blogger you should take every criticism sportively. Example sentencesExamples - It is exactly in such a situation that any suggestion to consider the game sportively rather than sentimentally becomes a heresy.
- Some might take a prank sportively, while others might take offence to it.
- It looks like the supercar is being driven sportively on some California back roads during Monterey Speed Week.
noun ˈspɔːtɪvnəsˈspɔrdɪvnəs As holidays go, this celebration of sport and sportiveness is as good as it gets. Example sentencesExamples - Certainly the enjoyment in the fifty-eight poems lies, I think, in their sportiveness.
- Enjoy the best tennis in the world from the first row, enjoying and living a show that goes beyond sportiveness.
- The active suspension is an important part of making the usual trade-off between comfort and sportiveness less of an issue.
- The car's excellent handling and sportiveness make it a point of reference in its category.
OriginLate 16th century: from sport + -ive. noun spɔːˈtiːvˈspɔrdɪv A long-distance road cycling event in which a large number of cyclists ride a marked route. you may have put in hours of training before your first sportive, but all your good work can be undone if you neglect to prepare your bike Example sentencesExamples - For the past decade, Koolstof Coaching have been helping cyclists of all abilities reach their goals, from novice sportive riders to professionals.
- For a 100-mile sportive I would start very steady.
- Whether it's getting to a sportive with your mates or taking the family on holiday, at times we all need to carry our bikes by car.
- I'm not sure the organisers—and riders for that matter—can decide whether this event is a race or a sportive.
- Their traditional, voluntarist rides were losing out to the modern, glitzy sportive.
- Training on a Wattbike is without doubt the most effective way to prepare for a challenging sportive.
- They organised their first sportive in 2012, which received fantastic reviews.
- Our story begins in Norwich, where an organized cycling event called the Boudicca Sportive took place.
- The French Resistance sportive starts at Dover ferry port, where you'll take the Dover-Calais ferry.
OriginEarly 21st century: shortened from cyclosportive. adjectiveˈspôrdivˈspɔrdɪv 1Playful; lighthearted. 好玩的；顽皮的；轻松的 Example sentencesExamples - Jane Austen and the French Revolution provoked one of the most amusing of New Statesman competitions, asking sportive readers of the magazine to come up with the most unlikely titles for literary critical works they could think of.
- The jack-o'-lantern is a sportive creature whose innate love of mischief causes him to lead travelers astray.
- On the south side, almost at the edge of the cliff, stood a stone circle until it was tipped piecemeal over the brink by sportive youths.
- Tom, in his sportive mood, had caused serious inconvenience to a most respectable policeman.
- The dog, in a sportive mood, careered madly through the field.
- Brown has long had about him a sportive, Cyrano-esque panache.
Synonyms playful, lively, full of fun, fun-loving, high-spirited, spirited, in high spirits, jolly, merry, light-hearted, blithe, gleeful, frisky, exuberant, perky, skittish, sprightly, coltish, jaunty, prankish, frolicking, romping, capering - 1.1archaic Amorous; lustful.
〈古〉多情的；好色的 Example sentencesExamples - Various sportive young matrons of his acquaintance‥certainly felt no overmastering desire to keep their husbands at their sides.
Synonyms lustful, sexual, erotic, amatory, ardent
2Relating to, interested in, or good at sport. Britain's architectural and sportive heritage I was always a very sportive person—I played almost every sport Example sentencesExamples - He used moire, a classic, slightly old-fashioned couture kind of silk for bomber jackets and sportive pants.
- His natural athletic ability was inherited from a gifted family with a string of sportive genes.
- So how is he going to solve the political, personal and sportive configurations if he makes up his mind?
- For example in Russian the name roughly translates to sportive gymnastics, while the term 'artistic gymnastics' refers to what we call rhythmic gymnastics.
- Enhanced parasympathetic activity of sportive women is paradoxically associated to enhanced resting energy expenditure.
- My parents are very sportive.
- The FIA's approval for Dubai to host this event ensured that the international sportive communities saw it as a wise decision.
- Russia's Minister of Sport stressed that the World Championships in Athletics that finished in Moscow was not only a sportive but somehow a political forum.
- Psychology can have a big impact on sportive performance - our heads probably count for 70 percent of our performances.
- According to the official rules, each female gymnast must wear a correct sportive leotard or unitard, which must be of elegant design.
- The 131st edition of the event will again feature a number of innovations and a unique sportive variety of sailing.
- It's summertime and weekend trips for sportive or business reasons are on the list!
- The profile conveys its sportive nature and combines a high-performance propulsion system with the comfort of a traditional motor yacht.
- Al Reyadah is a specialised AC contracting and management company that works across diverse sectors, including hospitals, schools, universities, sportive clubs, factories, residential units, offices and other facilities.
Synonyms athletic, fit, active, energetic, outdoor
OriginLate 16th century: from sport + -ive. nounˈspôrdivˈspɔrdɪv A long-distance road cycling event in which a large number of cyclists ride a marked route. you may have put in hours of training before your first sportive, but all your good work can be undone if you neglect to prepare your bike Example sentencesExamples - Their traditional, voluntarist rides were losing out to the modern, glitzy sportive.
- The French Resistance sportive starts at Dover ferry port, where you'll take the Dover-Calais ferry.
- For the past decade, Koolstof Coaching have been helping cyclists of all abilities reach their goals, from novice sportive riders to professionals.
- Training on a Wattbike is without doubt the most effective way to prepare for a challenging sportive.
- I'm not sure the organisers—and riders for that matter—can decide whether this event is a race or a sportive.
- Our story begins in Norwich, where an organized cycling event called the Boudicca Sportive took place.
- They organised their first sportive in 2012, which received fantastic reviews.
- For a 100-mile sportive I would start very steady.
- Whether it's getting to a sportive with your mates or taking the family on holiday, at times we all need to carry our bikes by car.
OriginEarly 21st century: shortened from cyclosportive. |