英 [ˌkɒntesˈteɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [ˌkɑːntesˈteɪʃən]
n. 争论；主张
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
同义词： controversy / contention / disputation / disceptation / tilt / argument / arguing
刍议东亚概念的历史演进 - xzbu.com 中国论文网 关键词：东亚；概念演进；论争 [gap=2957]Key words: east Asia; concept evolution;contestation
... contestation = 争论 contestations = 争论 contested = 比赛的 ...
contestable 争论的；可争的
contest 竞赛；争夺；争论
contestant 竞争者；争辩者
contest 竞争；争辩
contest 争辩；提出质疑
A contestation of the police and their arrest of the man.
一场警察和他们所逮捕的男子的争论。
The "obscure poem" has become the focus of study in the circle of poets, and has brought about a constant point in contestation of the poetry phenomenon.
“朦胧诗”是当代诗歌研究的热点之一，同时也是不断产生论争的诗学现象。
Interiors play a crucial role in the construction of identity and they represent power and control through the contestation or transgression of boundaries.
室内设计在构建个性的过程中起到重要作用。他们通过争论或逾越界定空间宣示权力和控制。
It is precisely he believes this latitude that makes political communities not only sites of agreement over shared standards but also as he says sites of moral contestation over justice and injustice.
正是这种,他认为的转圜,使政治社群,不只是共享标准合意的所在,更是如他所言,公正与不公之,道德争论的所在。
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