personal foul

personal foul — noun

1. a penalty in sports like basketball where a player makes illegal physical contac

1.名詞B2
釋義

a penalty in sports like basketball where a player makes illegal physical contact with an opponent, such as pushing, hitting, or blocking in a way the rules do not allow

例句

Nala committed her fourth personal foul in the last three minutes of the quarter.

collocation: commit + a personal foul

During the play, the referee called a personal foul on Kenji for bumping the shooter.

collocation: call + a personal foul on [player]

同義詞
  • foul

    broader term; 'personal foul' distinguishes contact fouls from other violations such as technical or flagrant fouls.

文法句型

commit + a personal foul

call + a personal foul

draw + a personal foul

用法筆記

In basketball, a personal foul involves physical contact with an opponent. Each player is allowed a limited number of personal fouls per game — usually five at high-school and college level, six in the NBA — before being disqualified (fouling out). Distinguish from 'technical foul', which is called for unsportsmanlike conduct or rule violations that do not involve contact with an opponent.

常見錯誤

❌The referee gave him a personal foul for shouting at the official.
✅The referee gave him a technical foul for shouting at the official.
💡Arguing with or disrespecting an official is a technical foul, not a personal foul, because no contact with an opponent is involved.
❌He made a personal foul on the court.
✅He committed a personal foul on the court.
💡The natural collocation is 'commit a personal foul', not 'make a personal foul'.