名詞 contention:

1. a point asserted as part of an argument
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
   同義詞：controversy, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize
   同義詞：competition, rivalry

1. The border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries.
   這兩國(guó)之間的邊界問(wèn)題歷來(lái)是爭(zhēng)議的焦點(diǎn)。
2. My contention is that the government's plan would never have been successful whatever had happened.
   我的論點(diǎn)是無(wú)論發(fā)生什么事情，政府的計(jì)劃都不會(huì)成功。

con.ten.tion

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate.See Synonyms at discord
爭(zhēng)辯：在討論或辯論中據(jù)理力爭(zhēng)的行為或?qū)嵗齾⒁?jiàn) discord
A striving to win in competition; rivalry:
競(jìng)爭(zhēng)：為了贏(yíng)得競(jìng)爭(zhēng)而作出的爭(zhēng)奪；競(jìng)爭(zhēng)：
例句：
The teams met in fierce contention for first place.
各隊(duì)為取得第一名在激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中遭遇

An assertion put forward in argument.
論點(diǎn)：論證中提出的主張

來(lái)源：
Middle English contencioun
中古英語(yǔ) contencioun
from Old French contention
源自 古法語(yǔ) contention
from Latin contentiô contentiôn-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) contentiô contentiôn-
from contentus [past participle of] contendere [to contend] * see contend
源自 contentus [] contendere的過(guò)去分詞 [爭(zhēng)論] *參見(jiàn) contend