| 单词 | tour de force |
| 释义 | tour de force[ toor duh -fawrs, -fohrs; French toor duh -fawrs ] / ˌtʊər də ˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs; French tur də ˈfɔrs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tour de force ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural tours de force [toorz duh -fawrs, -fohrs; French toor duh -fawrs]. /ˌtʊərz də ˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs; French tur də ˈfɔrs/.an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force. a particularly adroit maneuver or technique in handling a difficult situation: The way the president got his bill through the Senate was a tour de force. a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity. Origin of tour de force1795–1805; <French: feat of strength or skill Words nearby tour de forceTouraine, Tourane, tourbillion, tourbillon, Tourcoing, tour de force, Tour-de-France, tour d'horizon, Touré, tourelle, tour en l'air Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tour de forceBritish Dictionary definitions for tour de forcetour de force / French (tur də fɔrs, English ˈtʊə də ˈfɔːs) / noun plural tours de force (tur, English ˈtʊə)a masterly or brilliant stroke, creation, effect, or accomplishment Word Origin for tour de forceliterally: feat of skill or strength Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for tour de forcetour de force [ (toor duh fawrs) ] A feat accomplished through great skill and ability: “The speech was a tour de force; it swept the audience off its feet.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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