利斯顿

利斯頓

Lìsīdùn

proper noun #35,731

Meanings

1 Liston (foreign surname transliteration)
2 most often refers to Sonny Liston, American heavyweight boxing champion (1932-1970)

Characters

sharp; benefit (transliteration: Li-)

this (transliteration: -s-)

pause (transliteration: -ton)

Examples

1964年，阿里击败利斯顿夺得重量级拳王。

Yījiǔliùsì nián, Ālǐ jībài Lìsīdùn duódé zhòngliàngjí quánwáng.

In 1964, Ali defeated Liston to take the heavyweight title.

利斯顿是个让对手望而生畏的拳手。

Lìsīdùn shì gè ràng duìshǒu wàng'érshēngwèi de quánshǒu.

Liston was a fighter who struck fear into his opponents at first sight.

Tips

usage

Standard transliteration of the English surname Liston: 利 (lì, 'sharp/benefit') + 斯 (sī, a common transliteration syllable for '-s-') + 顿 (dùn, 'a pause', frequently used for English '-ton'). The same 顿 ends 华盛顿 (Huáshèngdùn, 'Washington') and 牛顿 (Niúdùn, 'Newton').

In Pop Culture

桑尼·利斯顿 Sāngní · Lìsīdùn

Sonny Liston

American heavyweight boxing champion 1962–1964; famously lost his title to a 22-year-old Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali).

Stroke Order

利 lì

斯 sī

顿 dùn