tour.na.ment

tournament的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈtuərnəmənt, ˈtə:-]
KK音标发音： [ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈtɜ-]

tournament的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A series of contests in which a number of contestants compete and the one that prevails through the final round or that finishes with the best record is declared the winner.
锦标赛，联赛：一群竞争者参加竞赛的一系列比赛，某人在最后一轮获胜或以最佳记录完成比赛被宣布为胜者

2. A medieval martial sport in which two groups of mounted and armored combatants fought against each other with blunted lances or swords.
马上比武：一种中世纪的军事运动，两组骑在马上戴有盔甲的武士用钝长矛和剑互相战斗

tournament的词源：

3. Middle English tournement [a medieval sport]
中古英语 tournement [一种中世纪的运动]

4. from Old French torneiement
源自 古法语 torneiement

5. from torneier [to tourney] * see tourney
源自 torneier [马上比武] *参见 tourney