[kən'tenʃən]
contention
n. 争论,争辩,所持的论点
[计算机] 线路争夺

例句与用法:

  1. The border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries.
    这两国之间的边界问题历来是争议的焦点.
  2. My contention is that the government's plan would never have been successful whatever had happened.
    我的论点是无论发生什么事情,政府的计划都不会成功。

英英解释:

名词 contention:

  1. a point asserted as part of an argument
  2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  3. 同义词:controversy, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
  4. the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  5. 同义词:competition, rivalry