Queensberry Rules

noun
🔊/ˌkwiːnzbəri ˈruːlz/
🔊/ˌkwiːnzberi ˈruːlz/
[plural]
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  1. the standard rules of boxing昆斯伯里规则(拳击比赛的标准规则)Topics Sports: other sportsc2
  2. the rules of polite and acceptable behaviour礼貌行为准则
  3. Word Originlate 19th cent.: named after John Sholto Douglas (1844–1900), 9th Marquess of Queensberry, who supervised the preparation of the rules.