late 13c., "a claimant;" mid-14c., "one who makes false charges;" mid-15c., "one who disputes something, objector," from Anglo-French chalengeour (Old French chalongeor "slanderer, petitioner, plaintiff"), agent noun from challenge (v.). Specific sense of "one who calls out another in a contest" is from 1510s.
雙語例句
1. The Frenchman held his own against the challenger.
這名法國人頂住了挑戰(zhàn)者的進(jìn)攻。
來自柯林斯例句
2. the official challenger for the world championship title
世界冠軍頭銜的正式挑戰(zhàn)者
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The judges gave the nod to the winning challenger.
裁判們對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)者的勝利給予確認(rèn).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Challenger reveals , " We'll see pressure on some of the soft benefits, maybe less tuition reimbursement. "