tournament

/'tuənəmənt/

Thân thiện

The chess club holds a tournament in the school gymnasium.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize: A formal martial competition, especially in medieval times, where knights on horseback fought with lances.
   • A sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner: An organized event where individuals or teams compete against each other in a structured format, often involving multiple rounds or matches, to determine an overall champion.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The king announced a grand tournament to celebrate his victory.
  • She qualified for the national tennis tournament.
  • The company is sponsoring a chess tournament next month.

Advanced Usage

• "Knockout tournament": A competition where a contestant or team is eliminated after a single loss.

  • The FIFA World Cup begins with a group stage, followed by a knockout tournament.

• "Round-robin tournament": A competition where each contestant meets every other contestant in turn.

  • In the first phase of the league, all teams play in a round-robin tournament.

• "Invitational tournament": A competition to which participants are specially invited.

  • Only the top-ranked players receive an entry to this prestigious invitational tournament.

Variants and Related Words

• Tourney (noun/verb): A chiefly archaic or literary variant of "tournament," often used for medieval contests or, informally, for modern competitions.
  • The knights prepared to tourney for the queen's favor.

Synonyms

• Championship: A contest for the position of champion in a sport or game.
• Competition: An event or contest in which people compete.
• Contest: An event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity.

Related Phrases

• "Tournament of Champions": A special tournament featuring previous winners or top performers.

  • Winning this event grants you a spot in the annual Tournament of Champions.

• "Tournament bracket": A diagram representing the series of games played during a knockout tournament.

  • You can fill out your predicted tournament bracket before the games begin.

Related Idioms

• "A tournament of wits": (Figurative) A challenging series of intellectual contests or debates.
  • The political debate felt less like a discussion and more like a tournament of wits.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
2. a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tourney