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者的進攻。
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者
來自《權威詞典》
3. The judges gave the nod to the winning challenger.
裁判們對挑戰者的勝利給予確認.
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. "
Challenger說: “ 我們將會看到一些軟福利的終止, 比如不再退還學費等. ”
來自互聯網
5. " There are always jobs, " Challenger says. " Companies are always hiring. But the competition is much tougher. "