phenom 復習
プロロッククライマーのサーシャ・ディジュリアンは新たな記録を打ち立てました。
How pro climber Sasha DiGiulian made history-making free climb up Madagascar's Mora Mora
Rock-climbing phenom Sasha DiGiulian put herself in the record books again by becoming the first woman to successfully free-climb the Mora Mora in Madagascar -- a more than 2,300-foot multi-pitch natural granite wall.
DiGiulian accomplished the amazing feat, which up until now had only seen one other person complete the intense vertical route, in August, after 26 grueling days on the formation, starting with trial climbs before her final three-day ascent.
She made her ascent without any extra aids, using ropes only to catch a potential fall. DiGiulian is a free climber, which means trusting the strength of her hands and feet. Sometimes she uses just her fingertips and toes to grip and scale the wall, which the 24-year-old compared to dancing.
"Every move is super delicate -- it’s like tiptoeing ... dancing on your feet. Super balletic climb."
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/pro-climber-sasha-digiulian-made-history-making-free/story?id=49842466
取り上げる単語は"phenom"/fíːnɑm/です。『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）では、「天才（phenomenon)」とありました。"phenomenon"/fənάmənὰn/を引いてみると、「現象」の意味の他に、「驚くべきもの、非凡な人、天才」とありました。"a phenomenon among musicians"で「音楽の天才」となります。LDOCEでは"something or someone that is very unusual because of a rare quality or ability that they have"と定義されています。(Akim)
