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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jìngzhēng
"两队之间的竞争使比赛变得非常激动人心。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being competitive or inclined to rivalry.
"The rivalrousness of the two teams made the championship game particularly thrilling." - 2
A state characterized by competition or antagonism between individuals or groups.
"In the business world, rivalrousness can drive innovation and improve services."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'rivalrousness' is derived from the root 'rival', which comes from the Latin 'rivalis', meaning 'one who competes for the same thing'. The suffix '-ness' is added to form a noun indicating a state or quality, evolving through Middle English into its current form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rivalrousness" is said worldwide
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rivalité
Transliteration: ree-vah-lee-tay
"La rivalité entre les équipes a rendu le match très excitant."
Rivalität
Transliteration: ree-vah-lee-tat
"Die Rivalität zwischen den beiden Teams machte das Spiel besonders spannend."
rivalità
Transliteration: ree-vah-lee-tah
"La rivalità tra le due squadre ha reso la partita molto emozionante."
rivalidad
Transliteration: ree-vah-lee-dad
"La rivalidad entre los dos equipos hizo que el partido fuera muy emocionante."
rivalidade
Transliteration: hee-vah-lee-dah-jee
"A rivalidade entre as duas equipes tornou o jogo muito emocionante."
प्रतिस्पर्धा
Transliteration: pratispardha
"दो टीमों के बीच की प्रतिस्पर्धा ने खेल को बहुत रोमांचक बना दिया।"
竞争
Transliteration: jìngzhēng
"两队之间的竞争使比赛变得非常激动人心。"
경쟁
Transliteration: gyeongjaeng
"두 팀 간의 경쟁은 경기를 매우 흥미롭게 만들었습니다."
競争
Transliteration: kyōsō
"二つのチームの競争は試合を非常にエキサイティングにしました。"
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