| 单词 | contestation |
| 释义 | contestation noun[U] uk/ˌkɒn.tesˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.tesˈteɪ.ʃən/theactofarguingordisagreeingabout something: 争论，争议There is stillconsiderablecontestation overvariousminingprojects.关于各个矿业专案仍然存在着很多争议。 Synonyms argument contention Arguing & disagreeing
Examplesofcontestationcontestation But we also need to recognize the limits of this measure ofcontestation, limits that dictate caution in our interpretation. From theCambridge English Corpus Centrifugal forces arose from within villages, besetting religious life with internal contradictions andcontestation. From theCambridge English Corpus Democraticcontestationseems to be particularly important in countering ethnic fractionalisation's tendency to worsen corruption in noncompetitive political environments. From theCambridge English Corpus The dialectic between resisting and reinforcing gender norms - the tension betweencontestationand consent - highlights the role of individual personality in navigating social organisation. From theCambridge English Corpus Many of these ambiguities of usage were devalued and minimized as language became a site of political and culturalcontestationin the nationalist period. From theCambridge English Corpus In order to understand the politics of evaluation, therefore, we need to consider both its role within political discourse and itscontestationwithin society. From theCambridge English Corpus She describes the ways in which older people's identities are subject to just as muchcontestationas younger people's. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor did they feel compelled to design political strategies based on organizedcontestation. From theCambridge English Corpus When this is attempted, one researcher 's judgments are susceptible to another 'scontestation, which can in turn be challenged, and so on. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, it was the outcome ofcontestationand compromise between multiple loci of power, both within and outside the former colonial boundaries. From theCambridge English Corpus Not surprisingly, post-disaster reconstruction is an arena fraught with political, ideological, and economic divisiveness andcontestation. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet, while both are associated with superior employment performance, the two combinations produce very different distributional outcomes, making them subject to politicalcontestation. From theCambridge English Corpus They ensured that 'colonial medicine' remained entangled in local contestations over medical authority. From theCambridge English Corpus However, many scholars missed the point that the process also involved a considerable degree of resistance andcontestationas well. From theCambridge English Corpus The close correlation between democraticcontestationand executive restraints makes it difficult to distinguish very sharply between their effects on developmental governance. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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