Picture several people all reaching for the same prize at the same time, each wanting to grab it first or grab more than the rest. 'Competitive' is that stretched-toward-one-prize feeling — more than one side pulling for the same thing.
From the word’s history
From Latin competere: com- 'together' + petere 'to strive, seek.' At root it is people striving toward the same thing side by side. 'Competitive' keeps that picture — more than one side reaching for one prize.
來自拉丁文 competere：com-「一起」加 petere「爭取、追求」。字根的畫面比較像一群人並肩朝同一個東西使力去搶。competitive 保留了這個畫面——不只一方，大家一起伸手要同一個獎。
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原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
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competitiveadj/kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/
- 1
Of or pertaining to competition.
- The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation.
- Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.
- 2
Inclined to compete.
- 3
economicssciencesCapable of competing successfully.
- 4
biochemistrybiologychemistryRelating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
- competitive antagonist
- 5
Cheap, especially used of quality products.
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