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Dispute Alter Altercation 20074.Altercation 英 ɒltə'Keɪʃ(ə)N]美 ɔltɚ'Keʃən 释义

正面 20074.altercation
英 [ɒltə'keɪʃ(ə)n]美 [,ɔltɚ'keʃən]

背面
释义:
n. 争执
例句:
1. Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered.争了半天, 没有一句话是切合实际的.

1、altercari "to dispute (with another)," from alter "other".2、alter "other", 而字母c则貌似张开的嘴,因此,alterc-: dispute (with another).
altercation 争吵alter, 争吵,改变。字母c 来自形容词后缀-ic, 字母i脱落。
altercation (n.)late 14c., from Old French altercacion (12c.) and directly from Latin altercationem (nominative altercatio) "a dispute, debate, discussion," noun of action from past participle stem of altercari "to dispute (with another)," from alter "other" (see alter)."

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