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单词 tour de force
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tour de force

noun

ˌtu̇r-də-ˈfȯrs How to pronounce tour de force (audio)
plural tours de force ˌtu̇r-də-ˈfȯrs How to pronounce tour de force (audio)
: a feat or display of strength, skill, or ingenuity
the movie is a comic tour de force

Synonyms

  • deed
  • exploit
  • feat
  • number
  • stunt
  • trick
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Example Sentences

The book is a tour de force. Her performance in the play was a real tour de force.
Recent Examples on the Web His performance in a Rose Bowl victory over Utah — a 15-catch, 347-yard, three-touchdown tour de force — captivated the country and made NFL executives salivate. Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2022 From her 2016 album Remnants, this track earned Rimes her second No. 1 on Billboard‘s Dance Club Songs chart and is a pop vocal tour de force, wrapped in an irresistible dance groove. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2022 According to the State House News Service account of the incident — a deadpan tour de force — Devaney said Kennedy threw the dime at her. BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 After such a personal and cultural tour de force—not to mention six years of sociopolitical turmoil and a pandemic—Beyoncé, like so many, is now looking to lighten the mood. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 On Saturday, Rich Hill was their equal with a tour de force against the Tampa Bay Rays. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Her examination of the Trump administration’s family separation policy is a reporting tour de force and an American horror story that should be read and studied as long as the republic stands. Longreads, 10 Aug. 2022 That memorable tour de force against South Carolina in February 2021 came during the pandemic, in a nearly empty Gampel Pavilion. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 Fairly late in the book, for instance, there’s a live-action scene written in the second person, present tense that’s a tour de force. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

tour de force

noun

as in performance
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness her performance as a woman impaired by a stroke was a theatrical tour de force

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • performance
  • feat
  • deed
  • stunt
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  • success
  • adventure
  • exploit
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  • number
  • triumph
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