contest
翻譯
比賽, 競賽, 爭論
例句
She won the beauty contest.
她贏得了選美比賽。
It was a close contest between the two teams.
這是兩隊之間一場勢均力敵的比賽。
文法模式
a contest for (sth.) 為(某物)而設的比賽 It's a contest for the best singer.
a contest between (sb.) and (sb.) (某人)和(某人)之間的比賽 The contest between the rivals was intense.
近義詞
Synonyms: competition, match, tournament, game
詞源
源自拉丁語 'contestari',意為「傳喚作證」,由 'con-'(共同)+ 'testis'(證人)組成。
記憶技巧
可以記成一群人(con-)一起參加一場「測試」(test)。