1550s, from Middle French émulation (13c.) and directly from Latin aemulationem (nominative aemulatio) "rivalry, emulation, competition," noun of action from past participle stem of aemulari "to rival, strive to excel," from aemulus "striving, rivaling" (also as a noun, "a rival," fem. aemula), from Proto-Italic *aimo-, from PIE *aim-olo, suffixed form of root *aim- "copy" (see imitation).
雙語例句
1. The young man worked hard in emulation of his famous father.
這位年輕人努力工作,要迎頭趕上他出名的父親.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. His spirit of assiduous study is worthy of emulation.
他刻苦鉆研的精神,值得效法.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. The socialist emulation drive in our factory is really lively.
咱們廠的社會主義勞動競賽搞得真熱火.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. The state promotes socialist labour emulation, and commends and rewards model and advanced workers.
國家提倡社會主義勞動競賽, 獎勵勞動模范和先進(jìn)工作者.
來自漢英非文學(xué) - 中國憲法
5. Finally the lobe of the antenna is verified by emulation and experiments.