contest1
KK: [ˈkɑntɛst]
DJ: [ˈkɒntеst]
n.[C]
- 爭奪，競爭
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A bitter
contest developed between the two men for that position.
那兩個人為得到這一職位展開了激烈的競爭。
- 競賽，比賽
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He took part in the composition
contest and won a prize.
他參加作文比賽並得了獎。
- 爭論，爭辯
辨析
contest2
KK: [kǝnˈtɛst]
DJ: [kǝnˈtеst]
vt.
- 爭奪；與……競賽
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Three candidates are
contesting the presidency.
三個候選人在爭奪總統的位子。
- 對……提出質疑
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The plaintiff
contested the will.
原告對遺囑的有效性提出異議。
vi.
- 競爭，角逐；爭辯[（+with/against）]
衍生
a.
contestable
n.
contester
辨析
n.
/
ˈkɒntɛst/
an event in which people compete for supremacy.
▸a dispute or conflict.
v.
/
kənˈtɛst/
- compete to attain (a position of power).
▸take part in (a competition or election).
- challenge or dispute.
Phrase
- no contest
- chiefly US another term for nolo contendere.
- a decision to declare a boxing match invalid on the grounds that one or both of the boxers are not making serious efforts.
▸a competition or comparison of which the outcome is a foregone conclusion.
Derivative
- contestability n.
- contestable adj.
- contester n.
Etymology
C16 (as v. ‘swear to, attest’): from L. contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate an action (by calling witnesses)’, from con- ‘together’ + testare ‘to witness’.
