mano a mano

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A head-on conflict or direct competition.
    — The public debate became a heated mano a mano between the two leading candidates.
形容词 adj.
  1. In close confrontation. not-comparable
    — We sat tensely in the courtroom while the mano-a-mano struggle ensued between the two skilled lawyers.
副词 adv.
  1. Characterized by head-to-head competition or conflict. not-comparable
    — The newcomer brashly engaged the veteran player mano a mano.

词形变化

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词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Spanish mano a mano (literally “hand-to-hand”); on equal footing, neither of two participants having any distinct advantage.
词源 2
Borrowed from Spanish mano a mano (literally “hand-to-hand”); on equal footing, neither of two participants having any distinct advantage.
词源 3
Borrowed from Spanish mano a mano (literally “hand-to-hand”); on equal footing, neither of two participants having any distinct advantage.
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