Contention
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n. 競爭，爭論;爭奪;論點;
?? 詞根助記
con加強+tent=tend伸展+ion表名詞 →contend拉緊=競爭+ion表名詞 → 爭辯
?? 例句
The contention is without merit.
這一論點沒有法律依據。
He listed Spain, Mexico, Russia, and France to support his contention.
他又列舉了西班牙、墨西哥、俄國和法國來證實他的說法。
His contention was that the price was too high.
他爭論的是價錢太高。
The judge balanced the contention of both parties.
法官權衡了雙方的爭辯。
Then he listed Spain, Mexico, Russia, and France to support his contention.
他又列舉了西班牙、墨西哥、俄國和法國來證明他的說法。
?? 聯想助記
【記】con-前綴“共同”,tent-拉:你拉我奪→爭論
? 同義詞
?? 詞根
-tend-表示“延伸”
常見變體有-tent-、-tens-
?? 牛津釋義
contention
n
1 [U] ~ (for sth/to do sth) contending (contend 1); competition 爭奪; 競爭
two teams in contention for the title/to win the title, ie competing for it 爭奪冠軍的兩個隊.
2 [U] contending (contend 2); angry disagreement 爭辯; 爭論; 爭吵
This is not a time for contention. 這不是爭論的時候.
3 [C] ~ (that...) assertion made in an argument （辯論時提出的）論點
It is my contention that... 我的論點是....
4 (idm 習語) a bone of contention => bone.
?? 擴展釋義
*[k?n'tein??n]n. 爭論, 爭辯, 所持的論點【計】 爭用
?? 同詞根單詞
?? 同為「GRE」詞匯
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Oh. Not very far.
呵，不是很遠。
There!
哎呀！
Yes, it's going to be dry and sunny for the next two days.
聽了，未來兩天天氣干燥、晴朗。