biathlon
noun /baɪˈæθlən/
/baɪˈæθlən/
- a sporting event that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting
compare decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlon现代冬季两项(越野滑雪和步枪射击) 词源1950s: from bi- ‘two’ + Greek athlon ‘contest’, on the pattern of pentathlon.