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sporting (adj.)
[sporting 词源字典]
c. 1600, "playful;" 1799 as "characterized by conduct constant with that of a sportsman" (as in
sporting chance
, 1897), present participle adjective from
sport
(v.).
[sporting etymology, sporting origin, 英语词源]