altercation
翻譯
口角, 爭吵, 激烈爭論
例句
He was involved in an altercation with a police officer.
他與一名警察發生了口角。
The argument quickly turned into a physical altercation.
爭吵很快演變成了肢體衝突。
文法模式
((with sb.)) ((over sth.)) 與（某人）因（某事）的口角 He had an altercation with his neighbour over the fence.
近義詞
Synonyms: argument, quarrel, dispute; Antonyms: agreement, harmony
詞源
源自拉丁語「alter」（其他的）。它指與「其他人」的爭執。
記憶技巧
把「alter-cation」想像成「alter-action」（對他人的行動），這有助於記住它是一個衝突。