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源自拉丁语 'altercatio'(争论),经由古法语 'altercation' 进入英语,原意为“交替的争论”。
❶ 指两人或多人之间激烈的争吵或争执,通常带有愤怒或敌意,但一般不涉及肢体冲突。
“The neighbors had a loud altercation about the parking space.”
(邻居们因为停车位问题发生了激烈的争吵。)
“An altercation broke out between the two players during the match.”
(比赛期间两名选手突然发生了争执。)
verbal altercation — 特指仅通过言语进行的争吵,区别于肢体冲突。
“The teacher intervened when she heard a verbal altercation in the hallway.”
(老师听到走廊里的言语争吵后进行了干预。)