an important sporting event in which participants compete for a major prize (体育)大奖赛 ■any of a series of motor-racing or motorcycling contests forming part of a world championship series, held in various countries under international rules (根据国际规则在各个国家举行的,由一系列汽车赛或摩托车赛组成的)国际汽车大奖赛 ■(全称 Grand Prix de Paris)an international horse race for three-year-olds, founded in 1863 and run annually in June at Longchamps, Paris 巴黎大赛马(创始于1863年,马龄为3岁的国际赛马,每年6月在巴黎隆尚举行)
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mid 19th cent.: French, literally great or chief prize'