contest
- vt. 爭辯；提出質(zhì)疑
- vi. 競爭；爭辯
- n. 競賽；爭奪；爭論
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
con-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-test, 見證，詞源同attest, detest。字面意思即找人來作證的。
英英釋意
- 1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- 2. a struggle between rivals
英文詞源
- contest
- contest: [16] The idea underlying contest, unlikely as it may seem, is of ‘bearing witness’. It goes back to Latin contestārī, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and testārī ‘bear witness’, which in turn was derived from testis ‘witness’ (whence English testament, testicle, and testimony). This verb signified the bringing of a lawsuit by ‘calling witnesses together’ from both sides.
Hence was introduced the adversarial or competitive notion that passed into English, probably via Old French contester (although in the 16th and 17th centuries traces of the original Latin sense ‘bear joint witness, attest’ survived in English, presumably as a scholarly reintroduction).
=> testament, testicle, testimony - contest (v.)
- c. 1600, from French contester "dispute, oppose," from Middle French, from Latin contestari (litem) "to call to witness, bring action," from com- "together" (see com-) + testari "to bear witness," from testis "a witness," (see testament). Calling witnesses as the first step in a legal combat. Related: Contestable; contested; contesting.
- contest (n.)
- 1640s, from contest (v.).
同義詞辨析
compete, contend, contest, rival
這些動(dòng)詞均可表示"競爭"之意。
compete： 普通用詞，含義廣泛。既可指體育活動(dòng)等活動(dòng)中爭取優(yōu)勝的相互競爭，也可指為了自己的利益與他人競爭。
contend： 指為戰(zhàn)勝或擊敗對(duì)手進(jìn)行不懈努力，強(qiáng)調(diào)拼搏。也可指口頭上進(jìn)行有對(duì)立情緒或嚴(yán)重分歧的爭論。
contest： 指為爭奪土地、陣地、權(quán)力或榮譽(yù)等而展開的競爭。
rival： 指在兩方或多方的競爭或比賽中，誰都想戰(zhàn)勝或比得上對(duì)手。
competition, contest, match
這些名詞均有"比賽，競爭"之意。
competition： 多指體育運(yùn)動(dòng)中的各項(xiàng)比賽、角逐，也指知識(shí)、技巧等方面的競賽。
contest： 多指在音樂、書法、演講等方面所進(jìn)行的比賽或競爭。其結(jié)果，由評(píng)判委員會(huì)裁決。
match： 通常指體育運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目的比賽，隱含勢均力敵意味。
考試真題
- I'm preparing for the speech contest.
出自-2012年6月聽力原文
- Practicing for a speech contest
出自-2012年6月聽力原文
- Winners of local contests will participate in the national math competition for free.
出自-2017年6月閱讀原文
- But will such contests, which are overwhelmingly dominated by Asian and white students from middle-class and affluent families become any more diverse? Many social and cultural factors play roles in determining which promising students get on the path toward international math recognition.
出自-2017年6月閱讀原文
- About 100,000 students around the country participate in the program's competition series, which culminates in a national game-show-style contest held each May.
出自-2017年6月閱讀原文
- Companies have also taken it upon themselves to contest each other's green claims.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文
- The reality is that Antarctica is geopolitically contested.
出自-2016年12月閱讀原文
- About 100,000 students around the country participate in the program's competition series, which culminates in a national game-showstyle contest held each May.
2017年6月六級(jí)真題（第三套）閱讀 Section B
- The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.
2018年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section C
- In Arizona v.United States,the majority overturned three of the four contested provisions of Arizona's controversial plan to have state and local police enforce federal immigration law.
出自-2013年考研閱讀原文
- If you are unfamiliar with words or idioms, you guess at their meaning, using clues presented in the contest.
出自-2015年考研閱讀原文
詞組搭配
no contest
(chiefly US). another term for nolo contendere
(主美)。 同 nolo contendere
he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts.
他對(duì)被控的兩項(xiàng)輕罪申明不抗辯。
a decision by the referee to declare a boxing match invalid on the grounds that one or both of the boxers are not making serious efforts
（裁判因拳手比賽消極而宣布）比賽無效，比賽作廢
實(shí)用場景例句
- a singing contest
- 歌詠比賽
牛津詞典
- a talent contest
- 新秀大獎(jiǎng)賽
牛津詞典
- to enter/win/lose a contest
- 參加 / 贏得競賽；競賽失敗
牛津詞典
- a contest for the leadership of the party
- 爭奪政黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)權(quán)
牛津詞典
- Three candidates contested the leadership.
- 有三位候選人角逐領(lǐng)導(dǎo)權(quán)。
牛津詞典
- a hotly/fiercely/keenly contested game (= one in which the players try very hard to win and the scores are close)
- 競爭十分激烈的比賽
牛津詞典
- to contest a will (= try to show that it was not correctly made in law)
- 對(duì)遺囑提出質(zhì)疑
牛津詞典
- The divorce was not contested.
- 這樁離婚案沒有人提出異議。
牛津詞典
- Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.
- 英國近年的拳擊比賽中很少有如此激動(dòng)人心的。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...a writing contest.
- 寫作比賽
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest...
- 定于11月舉行的州選舉將是明年總統(tǒng)競選前最后一次此類投票選舉。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...a clear contest between church and state.
- 教會(huì)與政府之間明顯的爭斗
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
- 他很快獲得了本黨提名,角逐大選。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...a closely contested regional flower show.
- 各方爭奇斗艷、難分高下的地區(qū)花卉展
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case...
- 你的前任雇主若對(duì)本案存有異議，必須在14天內(nèi)予以答復(fù)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
- 性別歧視是一個(gè)爭論激烈的話題。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- For a first bookable offence.
- 第一次故意(嚴(yán)重)犯規(guī)(需記載的犯規(guī)).
期刊摘選
- Her misspelling of that word eliminated her from the contest.
- 因?yàn)樗涯莻€(gè)單詞寫錯(cuò)了,所以不能參加比賽.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest.
- 其他競標(biāo)人抱怨說該合同的競標(biāo)不公平.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- Are you going to enter yourself for the contest?
- 你打算報(bào)名參加比賽 嗎 ?
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The likely out come of the contest varies from moment to moment.
- 比賽結(jié)果可能每分鐘都在變化.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- He has easily won the preliminary contest for the high jump.
- 他輕松地通過了跳高預(yù)賽.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- A s he was not reconciled to his defeat, he was determined to try again in the next contest.
- 他不甘心這次失敗, 決心在下次比賽中再作努力.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- Her withdrawal from the contest was a tactical manoeuvre.
- 她退出比賽是一個(gè)戰(zhàn)術(shù)策略.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- This is man's contest with nature.
- 這是人與大自然的搏斗.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- We entered a fishing contest.
- 我們參加了釣魚比賽.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- She had to contest against a very strong opponent for the championship.
- 她必須與強(qiáng)勁的對(duì)手手角逐冠軍.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- In a reading contest, his daughter carried away the bell.
- 在一次朗讀比賽中, 他的女兒得勝了.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》