tour de force

IPA/ˌtʊə də ˈfɔːs/
IPA/ˌtʊr də ˈfɔːrs/

tour de force — 名詞

1. a feat, performance, or piece of work that requires and demonstrates great skill

1.名詞C1
釋義

驚人傑作

展現高超技巧、令人讚嘆的作品或演出

a feat, performance, or piece of work that requires and demonstrates great skill, strength, or ingenuity

例句

Obi's final painting was a tour de force — the gallery owner offered him an exhibition on the spot.

Obi 的最後一幅畫是一幅驚人傑作——畫廊老闆當場邀請他舉辦展覽。

be + a tour de force; dash for impact

The seven-course dinner was a tour de force of modern Taiwanese cuisine, according to the critics.

那頓七道菜的晚餐被評論家譽為現代臺灣料理的驚人傑作。

tour de force of [field/domain]

同義詞
  • masterpiece

    Focuses on the work itself being of the highest quality; 'tour de force' emphasises the skill and effort displayed

  • masterstroke

    Describes a single clever action or decision rather than an entire body of work

  • feat

    Broader and more informal; lacks the French-loanword prestige of 'tour de force'

反義詞
  • failure

    The opposite of a successful achievement

  • mediocrity

    Ordinary work that shows no special skill

用法筆記

Frequently used with 'a' (indefinite article) and often followed by 'of + domain' (e.g. 'a tour de force of storytelling'). Typically used predicatively ('Her speech was a tour de force') rather than attributively ('a tour de force speech'). The phrase emphasises not just an impressive result but the remarkable strength, ingenuity, or effort required to achieve it — it is a genuine feat of skill, whether in art, engineering, sports, or intellectual work.

常見錯誤

❌His dance was a tour de force performance.
✅His dance was a tour de force.
💡'tour de force' already means an impressive performance; adding 'performance' is redundant.
❌The movie was a tour de force of.
✅The movie was a tour de force of modern cinema.
💡'of' must be followed by a domain or field.