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tournament

英 ['tʊənəm(ə)nt] 美 ['tɔnəmənt]

n. 锦标赛，联赛；比赛

中文词源

tournament 中世纪骑马比武，锦标赛

来自古法语 tornement,一群骑士在马背上打斗，来自 tornoier,打斗，骑马长矛比武，字面意

英文词源

tournament (n.): "medieval martial arts contest," c. 1200 (figurative), c. 1300 (literal), from Old French tornement "contest between groups of knights on horseback" (12c.), from tornoier "to joust, tilt, take part in tournaments" (see tourney). Modern use, in reference to games of skill, is recorded from 1761.

双语例句

1. Jarvis took the wooden spoon in the first tournament.: 贾维斯在第一次锦标赛上垫底。

2. She had been videoing the highlights of the tournament.: 她一直在制作锦标赛集锦的录像。

3. England are brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament.: 英格兰队在锦标赛中连赢两场后信心大增。

4. Lopez breezed into the quarter-finals of the tournament.: 洛佩斯轻松打入了锦标赛的四分之一决赛。

5. The tournament was excellently organised.: 那场锦标赛组织得很出色。