contention
contention 英 [kənˈtenʃn] 美 [kənˈtɛnʃən]
n. 争论，争辩；观点
名词复数:contentions
- There is nothing "content," or satisfying, about being in contention, and that's probably because the word contention means being in a competition that ends with one side, usually the winning one, being content.
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- n. 争论，争辩；观点
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1. One area of contention is the availability of nursery care.
争论的一个方面是提供幼儿保育的可能性。
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2. a point of contention
争论点
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3. It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident.
我们当事人的看法是这场火灾属于事故。
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4. I would reject that contention.
我不会同意那种观点。
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5. Only three teams are now in contention for the title.
现在只有三个队有机会夺冠。
- contention (n.) late 14c., contencioun, "strife, dissension, quarreling," from Old French contencion and directly from Latin contentionem (nominative contentio) "a vigorous struggling, a contest, a fight," noun of action from past-participle stem of contendere (see contend). Meaning "a violent effort to obtain something" is from 1570s; meaning "that which is contended for" is from 1630s.
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