• n. 次中量級摔交運動員；次中量級拳擊手

welter,拳擊，詞源不詳，可能來自welt,打得鼻青臉腫，紅腫，weight,重量。用于拳擊術語。

welterweight (n.)

1831, "heavyweight horseman," later "boxer or wrestler of a certain weight" (1896), from earlier welter "heavyweight horseman or boxer" (1804), possibly from welt (v.) "beat severely" (c. 1400).

... but at the end of the first German mile, Nature gave way, and this excellent mare was obliged to "knock under" to the extraordinary exertions she had made, and to the welter weight she carried, upwards of 13 stone. ["The Sporting Magazine," September 1831]

1. Throughout his career, he fought as a welterweight / at welterweight.

他在整個拳擊生涯中都是以次中量級參賽.

來自辭典例句