altercation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/|/ˌɒl-/    美 /ˌɔltɚˈkeɪʃən/|/ˌɑltɚˈkeɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An angry or heated dispute. countable
    — to get into an altercation over (something)
  2. An act of posing questions to, and obtaining answers from, a witness in a court of law. countable,historical
    — The vvhole of this proceſs is denominated the pleading; in the ſeveral ſtages of vvhich it muſt be carefully obſerved, not to depart or vary from the title or defence, vvhich the party has once inſiſted on. For this (vvhich is called a departure in pleading) might occaſion endleſs altercation.
  3. Angry or heated disputation. uncountable
    — VVee ſeldome find one peece of Scripture ſo preciſely and plainely expounded by another, as in this Prophecie, to haue aftervvards beene the Subiect of altercation.

词形变化

altercations plural

词汇关系

相关词
altercate altercative altercator

词源

Borrowed from Latin altercātiō.
Cognates
* Catalan altercació
* Italian altercazione
* Occitan altercatio, altercassion
* Portuguese altercação
* Spanish altercación
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