tournament

/ˈtʊənəmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʊrnəmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtu̇r-nə-mənt also ˈtər- or ˈtȯr-/ (ame, mw)

tournament — noun

  • tournamentsingular
  • tournamentsplural

1. a type of competition where players or teams go through several rounds of play,

1.名詞B1
釋義

a type of competition where players or teams go through several rounds of play, with every successful competitor advancing to the next stage and facing another winner, until the final round produces one champion

例句

The school chess tournament had thirty-two players competing over two weekends.

collocation: chess tournament / sports tournament

After winning the regional tournament, Sumin's team qualified for the national finals.

pattern: win a tournament; qualify for a tournament

同義詞
  • competition

    broader term covering any event where people try to outperform each other

  • championship

    often refers to a final deciding event or a league title, not necessarily a knockout bracket

  • contest

    can be a single event rather than a series of matches

文法句型

[sport/game] + tournament

tournament + of + [participants]

用法筆記

Frequently used with the name of the sport or game before the word (e.g. golf tournament, chess tournament, poker tournament). Qualifiers such as 'regional', 'national', or 'international' are common.

常見錯誤

❌I played in a tournament of tennis.
✅I played in a tennis tournament.
💡The sport name comes before 'tournament', not after 'of'.
❌The tournament was consisted of eight teams.
✅The tournament consisted of eight teams.
💡'Consist' does not take 'was'.

2. a public event in medieval times in which knights on horseback fought one anothe

2.名詞B2
釋義

a public event in medieval times in which knights on horseback fought one another using lances or swords, intended to display bravery and riding skill before an audience

例句

The king invited knights from three kingdoms to compete in the grand tournament.

collocation: compete in a tournament; grand tournament

At the medieval festival, actors staged a tournament with replica weapons and armour.

pattern: stage a tournament

同義詞
  • joust

    a single contest between two knights on horseback, narrower in scope than a full tournament

  • jousting tournament

    more specific term for an event centred on jousting

  • medieval contest

    descriptive but less conventional as a compound noun

文法句型

[verb] + in a tournament

hold + a tournament

用法筆記

Primarily used in historical, fantasy, or period-fiction contexts. The modern equivalent 'joust' or 'jousting tournament' is more specific, describing a single contest between two riders.

常見錯誤

❌Knights fought in a tournament using guns.
✅Knights fought in a tournament using lances and swords.
💡Medieval tournaments predate firearms.