contention

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. countable,uncountable
  2. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for. countable,uncountable
    — It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
  3. Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource. countable,uncountable

词形变化

contentions plural

词汇关系

近义词
gainstrife gainstriving wrangling
下位词
resource contention
衍生词
bone of contention contentional contention system in contention noncontention point of contention resource contention
相关词
contend contender contentious contentiousness

词源

From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention).
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