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語源

From 中期英語 gol (“boundary, limit”), from 古期英語 *gāl (“obstacle, barrier, marker”), from Proto-West Germanic *gailu, from Proto-Germanic *gailō (“crevice, gap”); compare the 古期英語's derivatives 古期英語 gǣlan (“to hinder, delay”), and hyġegǣls (“hesitating, slow, sluggish”), hyġegǣlsa (“slow one, sluggish one”).

Possibly cognate with Lithuanian gãlas (“end”), Latvian gals (“end”), Old Prussian gallan (“death”), Albanian ngalem (“to be limping, lame, paralyzed”), ngel (“to remain, linger, hesitate, get stuck”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɡəʊl/, [ɡɒʊɫ]
  • (doll–dole merger) IPA: /ɡɒl/
• (New Zealand, General Australian) IPA: /ɡɐʉl/, [ɡɒʊɫ]
• (General American) IPA: /ɡoʊl/, [ɡoɫ]
• 韻: -əʊl

名詞

goal (plural goals)

1. A result that one is attempting to achieve.

   My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.

   His goal is to become a Youtuber.

   She failed in her goal to become captain of the team.

   • 2013 November 2, “A shrinking slice”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8860:

     The goal should be to strengthen workers without hamstringing firms. Growth, rather than employment protection, is the priority. More work means a stronger labour market, which would bid up employees’ slice, as it did in America in the 1990s when unemployment was at record lows.

2. (sports) In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.

   The racers are approaching the goal.

   fans behind the goal

   play in goal

   The ball rolled slowly into the goal.

   He hit the goal 20 yards away.

3. (sports) The act of placing the object into the goal.

   miss a goal

   concede a goal

   let in a goal

4. A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.

   score a goal

   • 2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2-1 Nott'm Forest”, in BBC Sport:

     The former Forest man, who passed a late fitness test, appeared to use Guy Moussi for leverage before nodding in David Fox's free-kick at the far post - his 22nd goal of the season.

5. (linguistics, grammar) A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.

同意語

• (a result one is attempting to achieve:) ambition, object of desire, objective, purpose, aspiration
• See also Thesaurus:goal

派生語

English terms starting with “goal”

派生した語

動詞

goal (third-person singular simple present goals, present participle goaling, simple past and past participle goaled)

1. (Gaelic football, Australian rules football) To score a goal.

アナグラム

• algo-, Olga, gola, Gola, gaol, algo, Lago, Galo