The Japan Times, March 23, 2024の記事タイトル・サブタイトルを引用します。
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto first woman in 56 years to claim three-peat
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto reacts after the women’s short program during the World Figure Skating Championships at Bell Center in Montreal on Friday.
坂本花織が世界大会3連覇したのは知っているので "three-peat" の意味は分かりますが、何故 "peat" なのか疑問に思い辞書を見ました。
・Oxford English Dictionary: (used especially in newspapers): to win a competition for the third time, especially in sport
Word Origin: 1980s: from three + a shortened form of repeat.
・Merriam-Webster: a third consecutive championship: Baseball’s most recent three-peat is Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees from 1998-2000.
・Wiktionary: (US, slang) To win something three times consecutively.
"threepeat" とも綴られ、four-peat / fourpeatもあるようだ。 "peat" は "repeat" から来ていると知り納得です。
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto first woman in 56 years to claim three-peat
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto reacts after the women’s short program during the World Figure Skating Championships at Bell Center in Montreal on Friday.
坂本花織が世界大会3連覇したのは知っているので "three-peat" の意味は分かりますが、何故 "peat" なのか疑問に思い辞書を見ました。
・Oxford English Dictionary: (used especially in newspapers): to win a competition for the third time, especially in sport
Word Origin: 1980s: from three + a shortened form of repeat.
・Merriam-Webster: a third consecutive championship: Baseball’s most recent three-peat is Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees from 1998-2000.
・Wiktionary: (US, slang) To win something three times consecutively.
"threepeat" とも綴られ、four-peat / fourpeatもあるようだ。 "peat" は "repeat" から来ていると知り納得です。
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