Grand Prix
/ˈgrɒŋˈpriː/noun
(pl. Grands Prix.读音同)
1- an important sporting event in which participants compete for a major prize（体育）大奖赛。
1.1
- any of a series of motor-racing or motorcycling contests forming part of a world championship series, held in various countries under international rules（根据国际规则在多个国家举行的, 由一系列汽车赛或摩托车赛组成的）国际汽车大奖赛。
1.2
- （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, 参赛马马龄为3岁的国际赛马, 每年6月在巴黎隆尚举行）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: French, literally'great or chief prize'.