单词 | tournament |
释义 | tournament /toor"neuh meuhnt, terr"-/, n. 1. a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests: a chess tournament. 2. a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations. 3. Hist. a. 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. b. a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports. [1175-1225; ME tornement < OF torneiement, equiv. to torne(ier) to TOURNEY + -ment -MENT] |
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