Competition和contest都有“竞争”、“比赛”的意思,但它们的用法和含义略有不同。
Competition通常指一种竞争性的活动或情况,可以是商业竞争、学术竞争、职业竞争等,也可以指运动比赛、艺术比赛等各种类型的比赛。例如:- There is a lot of competition in the job market.(工作市场竞争很激烈。)- We face tough competition from other companies in the industry.(我们在这个行业面对来自其他公司的激烈竞争。)- The competition was fierce but we managed to win.(比赛很激烈,但我们赢了。)Contest通常指一种正式的比赛或竞赛,通常有明确的规则和奖励。它强调的是胜利和失败,通常会有获胜者和失败者。例如:- He entered a writing contest and won first prize.(他参加了一场写作比赛,并获得了第一名。)- The spelling contest is open to students in grades 3-5.(拼写比赛面向三至五年级的学生开放。)- The contestants were judged on their creativity, originality, and presentation skills.(参赛选手将根据他们的创意、独创性和表现技巧进行评判。)总的来说,competition更广泛,可以指各种形式的竞争,而contest则更强调规则和胜负。