Game, Match ,Tournament ,Meet ,Race, Event ,Competition
中文的各式比賽都會有個「比賽」的字,如游泳比賽、排球比賽,籃球比賽、田徑比賽,選美比賽,演講比賽等;但英文裡會依照不同的運動競賽,用不同的單字來表示。
『game』(美式用法):指兩隊之間有組織的比賽,或比賽的一局(尤指網球,紙牌)。 | ||||||||||||
a baseball game | a basketball game | a chess game | a game of cards/ a card game | |||||||||
a guessing game | a hide-and-seek game | a dice game | a gambling game | |||||||||
『match』(英式用法):兩隊之間有組織的比賽,也指兩人之間的比賽 | ||||||||||||
a tennis match | a cricket match (板球) | a fencing match (擊劍 | a wrestling match (摔角) | |||||||||
a soccer match | a football match | a baseball match | a boxing match | |||||||||
a rugby match (英式橄欖球) | a championship match (錦標賽) | an exhibition match(表演賽) | a golf match | |||||||||
(備註)大多時候,match與game兩者可通用。 | ||||||||||||
『meet /meeting』運動競賽,同一天好幾場不同比賽,許多運動員一起參加。 | ||||||||||||
a swimming meet | an athletic meet | a track and field meet | a dual meet | |||||||||
『event』重大運動競賽,許多人參加,另專指比賽項目而言 | ||||||||||||
a sporting event | a big/major event | track-and –field events(田徑項目) | ||||||||||
『race』指從起點到終點的競賽 | ||||||||||||
a bicycle race | a horse race | a cross-country race | a foot race | |||||||||
a running race | a swimming race | a boat race | an automobile race | |||||||||
a marathon race | a yacht race | a dog race | a drag race(汽車加速賽) | |||||||||
『tournament』一系列的比賽, 錦標賽(即比完一場,升格再比另一場直到冠軍賽,一決勝負) | ||||||||||||
a tennis tournament | a bridge tournament | a chess tournament | a wrestling tournament | |||||||||
a golf tournament | a baseball tournament | an invitational tournament(憑請帖參賽錦標賽) | ||||||||||
『contest』指特殊技巧的競賽 | ||||||||||||
a speech contest | a cooking contest | a beauty contest | a fishing contest | |||||||||
a song contest | a public-speaking contest | a writing contest | ||||||||||
『competition』亦有比賽, 競賽之意,但多用來指(利益上)的角逐, 競爭 | ||||||||||||
a gymnastics competition (體操比賽) | a high-diving competition (高空跳水比賽) | a speed-skating competition (速度滑冰比賽) | ||||||||||
【運動場地】
同樣在中文裡會被稱作「場」的,但是英文中就大不相同了。
Field | 是四周空曠沒有圍起來的大型比賽場地,適合打棒球,踢足球等。如a baseball field, a football field, an athletic field, a playing field (可打棒球、踢足球的大型場地)。 |
Stadium | 則是大型建築物,四周有觀眾座位,中間是運動比賽的場地。如a football stadium, a baseball stadium, a sports stadium。 |
Court | 有清楚的畫線,用來作某些球類競賽的區域。如 a basketball court, a tennis court, a volleyball court, a badminton court, a squash court。 |
golf course | 是高爾夫球場。 |
boxing ring | 拳擊場。 |
ice hockey rink | 冰上曲棍球場。 |
playground | 許多中國同學誤以為playground就是運動場,其實playground是指給兒童遊戲的地方,有鞦韆(a swing),滑梯(a slide),翹翹板(a seesaw)等設施的場所。 |
amusement park | 指一般遊樂場,如迪斯奈樂園。 |
video arcade | 指有電動玩具的遊樂場。 |
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