单词 | prize question |
释义 | > as lemmasprize question prize question n. a question set in a competition for which a prize is offered. ΚΠ 1713 Ladies Diary 1 A new Prize-Question to be determined by Lots..to be drawn next Candlemas-day, that every one may have time to prepare and send their Answers. 1808 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 268 The subject of the tides was proposed as the prize-question by the Academy of Sciences in the year 1740. 1882 Helena (Montana) Independent 12 Feb. 1/6 As this is a simple question in permutation and every good arithmetic has the answer to it, I do not think it a good prize question. 2005 Northern Echo (Nexis) 15 Oct. 20 Announcing the week's £10,000 prize question, he quipped: ‘You'll be able to buy yourself a TV licence.’ < as lemmas |
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