- 1競爭關係、長期較勁（比單純「競爭」更帶「誰也不讓誰」的味道）
Rivalry is what you have when two people, two teams, or two companies keep trying to beat each other for a long time — not one race or one test, but again and again. There is a feeling in it too: each side watches the other, and winning against that one opponent matters more than winning against anybody else. Schools talk about rivalry between classes. Sport talks about rivalry between clubs that have played each other for years. Business talks about rivalry when two shops want the same customers. It is a little more formal than just saying they compete, and it usually lasts. It can be friendly (you still like each other) or bitter (feelings get hard). The people on each side are rivals; the situation between them is the rivalry.
From the word’s history
From rival + -ry.
由 rival「對手」加 -ry 組成。
組成rival (the person or side you compete against) + -ry (turns that into the name of the situation and the feeling).
同家族的字
- rivalthe person or group you are competing against; rivalry is the long situation between you
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
rivalrynoun/ˈɹaɪ.vəl.ɹi/
- 1
An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.
- The Boston Bruins have a longstanding rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens.
- James and Polly have a bitter rivalry due to the latter's inclusion in the Tea Time Teaser.
- 2
economicssciencesThe characteristic of being a rivalrous good, such that it can be consumed or used by only one person at a time.
- Common goods are those which are rivalrous in consumption but non-excludable
- 3
Any competition between two or more things or factors.
- Binocular rivalry is a visual phenomenon in which perception alternates between different images presented to each eye.
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