altercation
翻译
争吵, 口角, 激烈争论
例句
He was involved in an altercation with a police officer.
他与一名警察发生了口角。
语法模式
an altercation ((with sb.)) 与(某人)的争吵 He had an altercation with the referee.
近义词
同义词: argument, quarrel, dispute, row; 反义词: agreement, harmony, accord
词源
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。
记忆技巧
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。