A2 noun 중립 #360 가장 일반적인

league

/liːɡ/

A group of sports teams or players who compete against each other to see who is the best. It can also describe a group of people, companies, or countries that join together for a shared purpose.

예시

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1

My brother plays in a local football league every Saturday morning.

My brother plays in a local football competition every Saturday morning.

2

The international league was formed to promote peace and trade between the member nations.

The international association was created to encourage peace and trade between the member countries.

3

Don't worry about him; he is totally out of your league.

Don't worry about him; he is much better or more successful than you (idiomatic).

어휘 가족

명사
league
Verb
league
형용사
leagued
관련
colleague
💡

암기 팁

Think of the 'Justice League'—a group of superheroes working together—or the 'Premier League' in soccer.

빠른 퀴즈

Our school's debating team has finally joined the national ____.

정답!

정답은: league

예시

1

My brother plays in a local football league every Saturday morning.

everyday

My brother plays in a local football competition every Saturday morning.

2

The international league was formed to promote peace and trade between the member nations.

formal

The international association was created to encourage peace and trade between the member countries.

3

Don't worry about him; he is totally out of your league.

informal

Don't worry about him; he is much better or more successful than you (idiomatic).

4

The study analyzes the financial growth of the national basketball league over the last decade.

academic

The study examines the money growth of the national basketball association over the past ten years.

5

Our new marketing strategy puts us in a completely different league than our competitors.

business

Our new marketing plan makes us much better than our rivals.

어휘 가족

명사
league
Verb
league
형용사
leagued
관련
colleague

자주 쓰는 조합

major league the highest level of a professional sport
join a league to become a member of a competitive group
top of the league the first place in a ranking
premier league the top division of a sports competition
minor league a lower-level professional sports group

자주 쓰는 구문

out of someone's league

too good or too expensive for someone

in a league of one's own

much better than everyone else

in league with

working together with someone (often secretly)

자주 혼동되는 단어

league vs legion

A legion is a very large group of people or soldiers, whereas a league is an organized group for competition or alliance.

league vs leak

A leak is a hole that lets liquid or gas out; league sounds similar but means a group.

📝

사용 참고사항

Use 'league' when talking about organized sports structures or when comparing the quality/status of different things figuratively.

⚠️

자주 하는 실수

Learners often think 'league' only applies to sports, but it is also used for political alliances (like the League of Nations).

💡

암기 팁

Think of the 'Justice League'—a group of superheroes working together—or the 'Premier League' in soccer.

📖

어원

Derived from the Latin word 'ligare', which means 'to bind' or 'to tie together'.

문법 패턴

countable noun (plural: leagues) often follows the pattern 'in the [name] league'
🌍

문화적 맥락

Sports leagues are a major part of social and cultural life in the UK (Premier League) and the US (NFL, MLB, NBA).

빠른 퀴즈

Our school's debating team has finally joined the national ____.

정답!

정답은: league

관련 단어

contrahumary

C1

Describing an ideology, action, or technology that opposes or deviates from standard human nature, ethics, or biological limitations. It is frequently used in academic contexts to discuss concepts that challenge traditional humanistic values or the preservation of the human essence.

disanthropine

C1

To divest of human characteristics, interests, or associations. This verb is primarily used to describe the process of removing human-centric bias or stripping a subject of its human qualities to achieve a more objective or alien perspective.

overformant

C1

Describing a sound or speech signal that possesses excessive or exaggerated resonant frequencies known as formants. In acoustics and phonetics, this term refers to an unnatural vocal quality where spectral peaks are over-emphasized, often occurring in synthetic speech.

homochroner

C1

To synchronize or align multiple events, data points, or historical records so that they occur or are represented within the same chronological time frame. This technical verb is primarily used in specialized academic or data-driven contexts to ensure temporal consistency across different variables.

underclarful

C1

To explain a concept or process in a way that is intentionally or unintentionally less clear than the original subject, often by using excessive jargon or convoluted logic. It describes the act of obfuscating a topic while ostensibly trying to clarify it.

ansalvty

C1

To meticulously examine discarded, failed, or complex material in order to extract and recover specific items of value. This verb is primarily used in technical and analytical contexts where the recovery process requires a high degree of precision and scrutiny.

rechronship

C1

A specialized term referring to the process or state of re-establishing chronological order or temporal alignment between disparate data sets, events, or historical records. It is typically used in technical contexts to describe the restoration of a logical time-based sequence after a disruption or error.

anteportfy

C1

A structural or conceptual preliminary entrance or staging area located before a main gate or portal. It functions as a buffer zone for security, sorting, or preparation before entry into a primary restricted space.

antisolist

C1

Describing a preference for collective or ensemble performance rather than individual soloing. It characterizes an artistic or philosophical approach that prioritizes group harmony and collaborative contribution over the spotlighting of a single individual.

trifigous

C1

A trifigous is a specialized term for a structure or arrangement that possesses three distinct parts, prongs, or branches radiating from a common center. In technical and test-specific contexts, it often refers to a specific geometric configuration used to describe junctions or biological branching patterns.

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