名词(noun):亚军;第二名。指在比赛或竞争中仅次于冠军的人或队伍。
/ˌrʌn.ər ˈʌp/
She was the runner-up in the spelling contest.
她在拼写比赛中获得了亚军。
Despite being the runner-up, his performance throughout the tournament was so impressive that he earned the respect of fans and competitors alike.
尽管只获得了亚军,但他在整个锦标赛中的表现非常出色,赢得了球迷和对手的一致尊敬。
该词最早出现于19世纪,源自赛马运动。runner 指参赛者,up 表示"紧随其后、接近前列"。合在一起,runner-up 最初指在赛马中跑到第二位的马匹,后来扩展到各类比赛中,泛指获得第二名的人或团队。复数形式为 runners-up。