joust(v.)
joust(n.)
"骑马单枪决斗",公元1300年左右,源自古法语 joste "单挑,单人战斗"(12世纪,现代法语 joute),源自 joster "与...战斗,参加单人战斗"(参见 joust(v.))。这项运动在盎格鲁-诺曼骑士中很受欢迎; 中古英语和古法语中通常是复数形式,指一系列比赛和相应的狂欢。
These early tournaments were very rough affairs, in every sense, quite unlike the chivalrous contests of later days; the rival parties fought in groups, and it was considered not only fair but commendable to hold off until you saw some of your adversaries getting tired and then to join in the attack on them; the object was not to break a lance in the most approved style, but frankly to disable as many opponents as possible for the sake of obtaining their horses, arms, and ransoms. [L.F. Salzman, "English Life in the Middle Ages," Oxford, 1950]
这些早期的比赛非常粗糙,从各个方面来看,与后来的骑士比赛截然不同; 对手方以小组形式战斗,等到看到一些对手累了,加入攻击他们不仅被认为是公平的,而且是值得称赞的; 目的不是以最佳方式打破长矛,而是坦率地尽可能地使对手失去战马、武器和赎金。[L.F. Salzman,“中世纪英国生活”,牛津,1950年]
该词起源时间:约1300年