joust

• n. 競技；廝打
• vi. 進行馬上長矛比武；競爭

來自古法語joster,爭鬥，馬上打鬥，來自拉丁語iuxta,靠近，接近，來自jungere,連接，接在一起，詞源同join,jugular,juncture.引申詞義短兵相接，騎馬比武，及辯論，討論等。

joust

joust: [13] The underlying meaning of joust is simply an ‘encounter’. The word came from Old French juster, which originally meant ‘bring together’, and hence by extension ‘join battle’ and ‘fight on horse-back’. The Old French verb goes back to Vulgar Latin *juxtāre ‘come together’, a derivative of Latin juxtā ‘close’ (source of English juxtaposition [17]). And juxtā itself comes from the same ultimate source as English join and yoke. Jostle [14] originated as a derivative of joust.
=> join, jostle, juxtapose

joust (v.)

c. 1300, "fight with a spear or lance on horseback with another knight; tilt in a tournament," from Old French joster "to joust, tilt," from Vulgar Latin *iuxtare "to approach, come together, meet," originally "be next to," from Latin iuxta "beside, near," related to iungere "join together" (see jugular). Formerly spelled, and until modern times pronounced, "just." Related: Jousted; jousting.

joust (n.)

c. 1300, from Old French joustes, from joster (see joust (v.)). The sport was popular with Anglo-Norman knights.

These early tournaments were very rough affairs, in every sense, quite unlike the chivalrous contests of later days; the rival parties fought in groups, and it was considered not only fair but commendable to hold off until you saw some of your adversaries getting tired and then to join in the attack on them; the object was not to break a lance in the most approved style, but frankly to disable as many opponents as possible for the sake of obtaining their horses, arms, and ransoms. [L.F. Salzman, "English Life in the Middle Ages," Oxford, 1950]

1. Knights joust and frolic.

騎士們騎馬比武，嬉戲作樂。

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2. Joust for the fate of the kingdom!

一場決定王國命運的戰鬥!

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3. To aim or thrust ( a lance ) in a joust.

(用長矛 ) 刺在格鬥中瞄準或投擲 ( 長矛 )

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4. I am among them , among their battling bodies in a medley, the joust of life.

我也是他們當中的一員,夾在那些你爭我奪 、 混戰著的身軀當中, 一場生活的拚搏.

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