单词 | championship |
释义 | championshipn. 1. The position or office of a champion; the acting as champion of; advocacy, defence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] comfort?c1225 encourage1535 encouragement1550 comfortation1552 countenance1576 cover1581 couragement1603 patronage1610 abettance1781 championship1840 moral support1852 fautorship1863 affirmation1966 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 210 Markham's extempore championship of the twelve tribes. 1869 J. R. Seeley Lect. & Ess. i. 7 Cæsar's championship of the provincials. 1876 J. B. Mozley Serm. preached Univ. of Oxf. i. 12 The most disinterested of conceivable championships, the championship of the theory of persecution without the advantage of the fact, which is now no longer possible. 2. a. The position of ‘champion’, conqueror, or superior in any contest or trial. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > winning or win > winner > position of championship1825 title1855 championage1885 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > one who > one who wins > quality or position of victorship1612 championship1825 victoriousness1851 1825 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 427 A modern pugilist would call this a set-to for the championship. 1887 G. C. Boase in Dict. National Biogr. IX. 332/1 He..met Bendigo..on 9 Sept. 1845, and..contested for 200l. and the championship. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1874 J. D. Heath Compl. Croquet-player 93 The championship meeting..when ‘The Championship of Croquet’..is competed for. 1881 Echo 17 Jan. 4/2 The Championship Billiard Match..Quickest time on record in a championship match. c. A competition or contest for the position of champion; a series of matches between members of a sporting league. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of all comersc1450 after-gamea1500 fore-game1594 revenge1616 plate1639 set-to1743 return match1753 bye1754 scrub-race1791 anybody's game (also race, match)1826 return1834 barney1843 bonspiel1858 handicap1861 pennant1865 home-and-home1868 benefit match1871 run-off1873 international1877 American tournament1878 Grand Prix1879 single1884 friendly1885 all-comers1889 pair1890 championship1893 round robin1894 replay1895 Olympiad1896 junior varsity1902 lightning tournament1903 rematch1903 road trip1903 pickup1905 freestyle1906 marathon1908 test1908 Derby1909 scrimmage1910 eliminator1911 twosome1911 triala1914 quadrangular1916 slug-fest1916 varsity match1921 needle contest1922 curtain jerker1923 needle match1923 open1926 needle fight1927 knock-out1928 shirt1930 masters1933 pro-amateur1934 tune-up1934 World Cup1934 pro-am1937 state1941 sizzler1942 runathon1943 mismatch1954 run-out1955 match-up1959 squeaker1961 triple-header1961 Super Bowl1967 invitational1968 needle game1970 major1976 slobberknocker1986 1893 Football News 9 Sept. 6/4 Anthony [Diamond]..waited patiently until the amateur championships should once more come round. 1935 Encycl. Sports, Games & Pastimes 529/1 The League organizes two competitions, the Challenge Cup competition and the Championship, these being a knock-out tournament and a competition awarded on points, respectively. 1963 Cricket Q. I. 5 If your concern is merely with the county championship, you need Wisden, but if you need to study cricket at large in the latter half of the last century, you need the Lillywhites. 1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 351/1 Holding the first world championship in South America considerably reduced the number of entrants. 1985 Washington Post 9 June d3/5 He is undefeated in the last three World Championships, winning..a total of six gold medals, more than anyone in canoe slalom history. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825 |
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