A sportsperson is someone who plays a sport, especially someone who plays seriously or professionally.

A sportsperson運動員 is someone就是一個人 who plays a sport從事運動, especially someone尤其是那種 who plays seriously or professionally認真或以職業方式在打的人。

It was made on purpose, quite recently, to replace sportsman and sportswoman with one word that works for anybody — so you meet it most in places that need to be neutral: award titles like Sportsperson of the Year, newspaper writing, official announcements. In everyday conversation people usually skip it and say athlete, or name the sport: 'she's a swimmer', 'he plays rugby'.

It was made on purpose這個字是刻意造出來的, quite recently是相當近期的事, to replace用來取代 sportsman and sportswoman with one word「sportsman」和「sportswoman」，改用一個字 that works for anybody能適用於任何人 — so you meet it most所以你最常在 in places that need to be neutral需要保持中性的地方遇到它: award titles像獎項名稱 like Sportsperson of the Year「年度最佳運動員」、newspaper writing新聞寫作、official announcements官方公告。In everyday conversation在日常對話裡 people usually skip it人們通常不用它, and say athlete而是說athlete, or name the sport或直接說出那項運動: 'she's a swimmer'「她是個游泳選手」、'he plays rugby'「他打橄欖球」。

The plural is sportspeople, and it can also mean, more loosely, someone who is good at sports in general.

The plural複數形式 is sportspeople是sportspeople, and it can also mean而它也可以指, more loosely比較鬆散地, someone who is good at sports in general泛指擅長運動的人。

Because it was invented for fairness rather than grown by habit, it still sounds slightly official to many ears, though that is fading as younger people use it without thinking about it.

Because it was invented因為它是被造出來的 for fairness是為了公平 rather than grown by habit而不是靠習慣自然演變出來的, it still sounds slightly official它聽起來還是有點官方 to many ears對很多人來說, though that is fading不過這種感覺正在淡去 as younger people use it隨著年輕人越來越自然地使用它 without thinking about it。