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con·ten·tion AHD[kən-tĕnʹshən] D.J.[kənˈtenʃən]K.K.[kənˈtɛnʃən]n.(名词)- The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate.See Synonyms at discord 争辩:在讨论或辩论中据理力争的行为或实例 参见 discord
- A striving to win in competition; rivalry:竞争:为了赢得竞争而作出的争夺;竞争:The teams met in fierce contention for first place.各队为取得第一名在激烈的竞争中遭遇
- An assertion put forward in argument.论点:论证中提出的主张
- Middle English contencioun 中古英语 contencioun
- from Old French contention 源自 古法语 contention
- from Latin contentiō contentiōn- 源自 拉丁语 contentiō contentiōn-
- from contentus [past participle of] contendere [to contend] * see contend 源自 contentus contendere的过去分词 [争论] * 参见 contend
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