Golf【高尔夫】
(pl. -eys)
1- a score of one stroke over par at a hole高于标准杆一杆。
词源
late 19th cent.: perhaps from Bogey, denoting the Devil （see BOGEY2）, regarded as an imaginary player.
(亦作bogy)
(pl. -eys)
1
- an evil or mischievous spirit恶鬼, 幽灵; 妖怪。
1.1
- a person or thing that causes fear or alarm使人恐惧（或忧心）的人（或物）：
the bogey of recession.
令人恐慌的经济衰退。
1.2
- US military slang an enemy aircraft〈美, 军俚〉敌机。
1.3
- informal, dated a detective or policeman〈非正式, 旧〉侦探; 警察。
2
- Brit. informal a piece of nasal mucus〈英, 非正式〉（一块）鼻屎。
词源
mid 19th cent. (as a proper name applied to the Devil)： of unknown origin; probably related to BOGLE.