contestant的词源

英文词源

contestant (adj.)

1660s, from French contestant, present participle of contester (see contest (v.)).

contestant (n.)

"one who contests," from contestant (adj.). Popularized in U.S. Civil War, when it was a journalist's term for the combatants on either side.

中文词源

contestant：竞争者，选手

词根词缀： con-共同 + -test-证据,验证 + -ant名词词尾

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