contestation
英 [ˌkɒn.tesˈteɪ.ʃən]
美 [ˌkɑːn.tesˈteɪ.ʃən]
- n. 争论；主张
英语词源
- contestation (n.)
- 1540s, from Latin contestationem (nominative contestatio), "an attesting, testimony," noun of action from past participle stem of contestari (see contest (v.)).
权威例句
- 1. A contestation of the police and their arrest of the man.
- 一场警察和他们所逮捕的男子的争论.
- 2. Though Janie's hair exudes feminie sexuality and is a locus of contestation among the men.
- 珍妮的头发散发着女性魅力,这是男人谈论的中心话题.