parkour
parkour — 名詞
1. a sport, originally from France, where you cross urban spaces on foot by running
跑酷
在城市中穿越障礙的運動
a sport, originally from France, where you cross urban spaces on foot by running, jumping, vaulting, and climbing over walls, railings, rooftops, and other obstacles, choosing the fastest and most efficient route possible.
Yusuke discovered parkour at fifteen and now trains in Tokyo three times a week.
Yusuke 十五歲時接觸跑酷，現在每週在東京練習三次。
uncountable: discovered/practised parkour
The documentary follows a group of teenagers who do parkour across the rooftops of Lisbon.
這部紀錄片追蹤一群在里斯本屋頂上玩跑酷的青少年。
collocation: do parkour
Yusuke landed a long jump between two rooftops during his first parkour lesson in Osaka.
Yusuke 在大阪的第一堂跑酷課上，成功跨越了兩棟屋頂之間的遠跳。
Maya broke her wrist last summer practising parkour on a concrete staircase near the river.
Maya 去年夏天在河邊一座水泥階梯上練跑酷時摔斷了手腕。
Many city councils now build small parks where young people can train in parkour safely.
許多市政府現在會蓋小型公園，讓年輕人能安全地練習跑酷。
- free running
very close in meaning; free running adds more flips and tricks for visual style, while parkour focuses on efficient travel
- l'art du déplacement
the original French term used by founders; rare in English
文法句型
do parkour
practise parkour
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable, with no article: say 'do parkour' or 'practise parkour', not 'do a parkour'. The person who does it is called a 'traceur' (male) or 'traceuse' (female), or simply a 'parkour athlete'.
常見錯誤
Wrong: 'I did a parkour yesterday.' Right: 'I did parkour yesterday.' — parkour is uncountable, so no 'a' and no plural.
Wrong: 'Parkour is a kind of skateboarding.' Right: 'Parkour is a sport done on foot, without any equipment.' — confusing parkour with wheeled sports.
parkour — 動詞
1. to travel through a built-up area by jumping, vaulting, and climbing over the ob
玩跑酷
以跑酷方式穿越障礙
to travel through a built-up area by jumping, vaulting, and climbing over the obstacles in your path, in the style of the sport of parkour.
The two boys parkoured across the rooftops in the opening scene of the film.
片頭那一幕，兩個男孩在屋頂上玩跑酷穿梭而過。
intransitive + across + place
Carlos parkoured over the low wall and landed softly on the grass.
Carlos 用跑酷的動作翻過矮牆，輕輕落在草地上。
intransitive + over + obstacle
Lina parkours to school every morning, vaulting fences and benches along the way.
Lina 每天早上一路跑酷去學校，沿途翻越欄杆和長椅。
A young woman parkoured through the empty market, leaping from one stall to the next.
一名年輕女子用跑酷的方式穿過空蕩的市場，從一個攤位跳到下一個。
文法句型
parkour over/across/through + place
用法筆記
Used as a verb chiefly in informal speech and journalism; many writers still prefer 'do parkour' as a fixed phrase. Almost always intransitive and followed by a directional preposition (over, across, through, around).
常見錯誤
Wrong: 'He parkoured the wall.' Right: 'He parkoured over the wall.' — the verb needs a preposition like 'over' or 'across'; you do not parkour something directly.