contention

名词 contention:

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

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。

con.ten.tion

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate.See Synonyms at discord
争辩：在讨论或辩论中据理力争的行为或实例参见 discord
A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
竞争：为了赢得竞争而作出的争夺；竞争：
例句：
The teams met in fierce contention for first place.
各队为取得第一名在激烈的竞争中遭遇

An assertion put forward in argument.
论点：论证中提出的主张

来源：
Middle English contencioun
中古英语 contencioun
from Old French contention
源自 古法语 contention
from Latin contentiô contentiôn-
源自 拉丁语 contentiô contentiôn-
from contentus [past participle of] contendere [to contend] * see contend
源自 contentus [] contendere的过去分词 [争论] *参见 contend