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单词 funambulist
释义

funambulist

English

Etymology

From French funambule or its source, Latin funambulus, from funis (rope) + ambulare (walk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst/

Noun

funambulist (plural funambulists)

  1. A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
    • 2012 June 14, David Hakim, "After Century-Long Wait, Stage Is Set for Man Daring to Cross the Falls," New York Times (retrieved 1 August 2013):
      A female funambulist, Maria Spelterini, on various occasions tightrope-walked across the Niagara Gorge with peach baskets on her feet, blindfolded, or manacled.
  • funambulism

Translations

References

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