competitionKK [ˏkɑmpəˋtɪʃən] /ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən/發音com- 共同、一起+pet 追求、尋求+-ition 名詞→一起追求展開收合com-字首共同、一起pet字根追求、尋求-ition字尾名詞字面:一起追求多方一起追求同一目標,即競爭、比賽。名詞1競爭Competition between the two airlines has pushed ticket prices down.兩家航空公司的競爭讓機票價格降了下來。2比賽、競賽She won first place in a national photography competition.她在全國攝影比賽中拿下第一名。3競爭對手、同業集體用法,常與 the 連用Our prices are still lower than the competition's.我們的價格還是比競爭對手低。