tournament

• n. 錦標賽，聯賽；比賽

來自古法語 tornement,一群騎士在馬背上打鬥，來自 tornoier,打鬥，騎馬長矛比武，字麵意

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.

1. Jarvis took the wooden spoon in the first tournament.

賈維斯在第一次錦標賽上墊底。

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2. She had been videoing the highlights of the tournament.

她一直在製作錦標賽集錦的錄像。

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3. England are brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament.

英格蘭隊在錦標賽中連贏兩場後信心大增。

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4. Lopez breezed into the quarter-finals of the tournament.

洛佩斯輕鬆打入了錦標賽的四分之一決賽。

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5. The tournament was excellently organised.

那場錦標賽組織得很出色。

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