competition

名词 n.
/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/    /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/|/ˌkɔm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The action of competing. uncountable
    — The competition for this job is strong.
  2. A contest for a prize or award. countable
    — The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.
  3. The competitors in such a contest. collective,uncountable
    — The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.

词形变化

competitions plural

词源

Borrowed from French compétition, from Late Latin competītiō, competītiōnem, from Latin competō, from con- + petō. By surface analysis, compete + -ition.
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