三不沾

三不沾是在篮球运动中指投出篮球之后,不沾篮筐、不沾篮板、不沾篮网这三不沾。[1]

起源

在《牛津英语词典》中一个词条中引用了“三不沾”(Air ball)这一名词,最早出现在1967年1月29日的加利福尼亚州的Daily Review报纸上,上面写着

Cal State, four times lofting air balls at an orange basket that may as well have been painted invisible.
大意:加利福尼亚州立大学,4次投篮都是三不沾,彷佛橙色的球筐都被油漆成了透明的颜色。

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参考资料

  1. ^ 来源于:
    • Unblocked, doesn't touch the rim or the backboard. sportingcharts.com. 
    • Completely misses the basket, rim, and backboard. merriam-webster.com. 
    • Misses the basket and backboard entirely.. oxforddictionaries.com. [August 2, 2017]. (原始内容存档于August 3, 2017). 
    • Missed shot that fails to touch the rim, net, or backboard.. dictionary.com. 
  2. ^ air, n. 1. OED Online. Oxford UP. [2012-12-01]. 需付费查阅