noun

altercation

争吵, 口角, 激烈争论

He was involved in an altercation with a police officer.

他与一名警察发生了口角。

an altercation ((with sb.)) 与(某人)的争吵 He had an altercation with the referee.

同义词: argument, quarrel, dispute, row; 反义词: agreement, harmony, accord

源自拉丁语“altercari”(争吵),与“alter”(其他的)有关。指一个“他者”与另一个“他者”之间的争论。

听起来比“argument”更正式。想象两个人强行试图“改变”(alter)对方的观点。

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