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no contest

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词源链

拉丁语Latin约前 75–公元 3 世纪
nolō contendere‘I don't want to contest’
仿译
英语English
no contest

词源说明

Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).

释义

名词noun

1(US, law) A type of plea in a criminal proceeding where the defendant neither admits nor denies guilt but consents to the imposition of punishment

as if

.

2(US, law) A clause in a will that imposes a penalty of forfeiture against any beneficiary who challenges the will.

3(boxing, historical) The result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur.

4(boxing) A bout that the referee cancels early, either due to a serious injury early in the fight or due to a lack of action

5An election in which the candidate runs unopposed.

感叹词interjection

1Used to indicate that a competition or comparison is one-sided and so its outcome is too obvious to be interesting.
2emphaticExpresses certainty in a choice between options or preferences.

短语phrase

1Indicates the perceived lack of any real competition because the “winner” or superior choice is obvious.

同族词

派生词 1

no-contest clause