contestation

名词 n.
/ˌkɒn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən/    /ˌkɑn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən/|/ˌkɔn.tesˈtæɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of contesting; emulation countable,uncountable
  2. The act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea. countable,uncountable
    — Contempt and loathing for body and nature are central to the operations of white male grievance, and any contestation of these politics will require us to challenge the somatophobia and ecophobia with which they are bound up.
  3. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. countable,uncountable

词形变化

contestations plural

词源

Etymology tree
English contest
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English contestation
From contest + -ation.
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