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A final meeting, contest, or fight that settles an argument or competition once and for all — often used for sports championships or serious conflicts. It comes from the image of a poker player finally showing down their cards to reveal who really wins.
最終對決；攤牌
組成show + down — from "showing down" your cards at the end of a poker game.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。
showdownnoun/ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn/
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The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
- David cut his teeth on international politics in his showdown with Goliath, a battle fit for the ages.
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored on his first start since recovering from malaria as Arsenal prepared for their Europa League showdown against Villarreal with a confidence-boosting win away to Newcastle at St James' Park.
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card-gamespokerThe final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。