agon

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈæ.ɡəʊn/    美 /ˈæ.ɡoʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work. countable
    — It was not ecological pressure or shortages of protein, as anthropologist Marvin Harris has claimed; institutionalized violence, as opposed to the stylized agons of hunters over grievances, was the shadow side of the Neolithic Revolution.
  2. An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas. countable
    — Freud's originality stemmed from his aggression and ambition in his agon with biology.
  3. A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded. countable
  4. A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times. uncountable

词形变化

agons plural agones plural

词汇关系

衍生词
agonal
相关词
agonism agony antagonism antagonist protagonism protagonist

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-der.
Proto-Hellenic *agéřřō
Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō)
Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn)bor.
Latin agōnbor.
English agon
From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).
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