n. 竞技；厮打
vi. 进行马上长矛比武；竞争
joust 骑马比武，辩论，讨论
来自古法语joster,争斗，马上打斗，来自拉丁语iuxta,靠近，接近，来自jungere,连接，接在一起，词源同join,jugular,juncture.引申词义短兵相接，骑马比武，及辩论，讨论等。
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]