英语词汇“agon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

agon

/ˈaɡəʊn/

noun

1A public celebration of games, including athletic, dramatic, and musical contests, in the ancient Greek or Roman world; a contest for a prize at such games.

2A verbal contest or dispute between two characters in an ancient Greek play.

3A painful struggle, especially a psychological one; a conflict, fight, competition.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Hugh Broughton (1549–1612), divine and Hebraist. From (i) classical Latin agōn struggle, public exhibition of games, contest, in post-classical Latin also spiritual struggle, martyrdom (late 2nd cent. in Tertullian), death struggle.

单词	agon
释义	agon /ˈaɡəʊn/ noun 1A public celebration of games, including athletic, dramatic, and musical contests, in the ancient Greek or Roman world; a contest for a prize at such games. 2A verbal contest or dispute between two characters in an ancient Greek play. 3A painful struggle, especially a psychological one; a conflict, fight, competition. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Hugh Broughton (1549–1612), divine and Hebraist. From (i) classical Latin agōn struggle, public exhibition of games, contest, in post-classical Latin also spiritual struggle, martyrdom (late 2nd cent. in Tertullian), death struggle.
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