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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries半决赛选手
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bàn juésài xuǎnshǒu
"他是本次比赛的半决赛选手之一。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A competitor or team that reaches the semi-finals of a tournament or competition.
"She was thrilled to become a semi-finalist in the national tennis championship." - 2
One of the participants remaining in a contest just before the final elimination round.
"The judges announced the top ten semi-finalists for the singing competition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the Latin prefix 'semi-' (meaning half) combined with 'finalist', which derives from the Latin 'finalis' (relating to an end) via the adjective 'final'. It emerged in late 19th-century sports terminology to designate a competitor who has successfully advanced to the round immediately preceding the final competition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Semi-finalist" is said worldwide
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demi-finaliste
Transliteration: də.mi.fi.na.list
"Il est devenu demi-finaliste du tournoi de tennis."
Halbfinalist
Transliteration: ˈhalbfiˌnaːlɪst
"Der Halbfinalist spielte ein hervorragendes Match."
semifinalista
Transliteration: se.mi.fi.naˈli.sta
"È un ottimo risultato essere semifinalista."
semifinalista
Transliteration: se.mi.fi.naˈlis.ta
"El semifinalista avanzó al partido decisivo."
semifinalista
Transliteration: se.mi.fi.naˈli.stɐ
"O semifinalista agradeceu ao público pelo apoio."
सेमीफ़ाइनलिस्ट
Transliteration: semīfāinālist
"वह इस प्रतियोगिता में सेमीफ़ाइनलिस्ट बन गया।"
半决赛选手
Transliteration: bàn juésài xuǎnshǒu
"他是本次比赛的半决赛选手之一。"
준결승 진출자
Transliteration: jun-gyeol-seung jin-chul-ja
"그는 대회의 준결승 진출자가 되었습니다."
準決勝進出者
Transliteration: junkesshō shinshutsu sha
"彼は大会の準決勝進出者になった。"
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