| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tour•na•ment /ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈtɜr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a trial of skill in some game, in which players play a series of contests:a chess tournament.
- a meeting for contests in a number of different sports, as between teams of different nations.
- World Historya medieval contest in which mounted knights fought with lances for a prize.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tour•na•ment (tŏŏr′nə mənt, tûr′-),USA pronunciation n. - a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests:a chess tournament.
- a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations.
- [Hist.]
- a contest or martial sport in which two opposing parties of mounted and armored combatants fought for a prize, with blunted weapons and in accordance with certain rules.
- a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.
- Old French torneiement, equivalent. to torne(ier) to tourney + -ment -ment
- Middle English tornement 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tournament /ˈtʊənəmənt ˈtɔː- ˈtɜː-/ n - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to determine an overall winner
- a meeting for athletic or other sporting contestants: an archery tournament
- (originally) a martial sport or contest in which mounted combatants fought for a prize
- (later) a meeting for knightly sports and exercises
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French torneiement, from torneier to fight on horseback, literally: to turn, from the constant wheeling round of the combatants; see tourney |