no contest

名词 n. 短语 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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 guilty. US,countable,uncountable
  2. A clause in a will that imposes a penalty of forfeiture against any beneficiary who challenges the will. US,countable,uncountable
    — No contest clauses are valid in California and are favored by the public policies of discouraging litigation and giving effect to the settlor's expressed purposes.
  3. The result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur. countable,historical,uncountable
  4. A bout that the referee cancels early, either due to a serious injury early in the fight or due to a lack of action countable,uncountable
  5. An election in which the candidate runs unopposed. countable,uncountable
    — In four wards there were no contests.
短语
  1. Indicates the perceived lack of any real competition because the “winner” or superior choice is obvious. informal
    — To all the things DVD does better than the videocassette, add the boxed set. In looks alone there is no contest.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used to indicate that a competition or comparison is one-sided and so its outcome is too obvious to be interesting. informal
  2. Expresses certainty in a choice between options or preferences. emphatic,informal
    — I'll take a Porsche, no contest!

词形变化

no contests plural

词源

词源 1
Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).
词源 2
Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).
词源 3
Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).
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