contention
معنی فارسی
ستيزه مشاجره نزاع مجادله مباحثه کوشش جهادبانفس
معنی کامل و مثالها
/kǝn ten´shǝn/n.
● ستیز، هماوری، رقابت، مبارزه، مسابقه، تنازع، چالش
the contention of opposing ideas
ستیز عقاید متضاد
political contention
نزاع سیاسی
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● جر و بحث، بحث و جدل، مشاجره، محاجه، مباحثه
● استدلال، حجت، نکته (آنچه که در رابطه با آن به استدلال و بحث متوسل شوند)، احتجاج
their contention was that ...
بحث آنها این بود که ...
* (be) in contention for (or to)
در رقابت (بودن برای)، همچشمی کردن
three teams are in contention to win the medal
سه تیم برای بردن مدال در ستیز (رقابت) هستند.
* bone of contention
علت اختلاف
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'contentio', from 'contendere' ('to contend').
مثال
- The main point of contention was the budget.
- His contention was that the project was unnecessary.
- The issue has been a major point of contention.
ترکیبهای رایج
Point of contention Main contention Major contention
تعریف انگلیسی
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement “they were involved in a violent argument”
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize “the teams were in fierce contention for first place”
مترادفها
noun
1. Strife, discord, dissension, wrangling, wrangle, quarrel, squabble, feud, rupture, falling out, high words.
2. Dispute, debate, bickering, altercation, controversy, logomachy, war of words, strife of words.