Word · Frequency #22464
altercation
/ˌɒːltəˈkeiʃən/
noun
争吵；争论
核心释义
altercation
- 1.
愤怒或激烈的争论。
An angry or heated dispute.
- 2.
愤怒或激烈的争辩。
Angry or heated disputation.
愤怒或激烈的争论。；愤怒或激烈的争辩。；争论；争吵
用法In use
The two drivers had a brief altercation over a parking space.
用法提示：altercation 是名词，意为“争吵”，在句中作 had 的宾语。
After a loud altercation at the bar, security asked the customers to leave.
用法提示：altercation 是名词，与 a loud 搭配，表示“激烈争吵”。
He refused to discuss the altercation with his roommate.
用法提示：altercation 是名词，指具体的一次争吵，用作 discuss 的宾语。
have an altercation with sb
altercation 是可数名词，常见搭配 have an altercation with somebody 表示“与某人争吵”。
She had an altercation with a colleague.
她和一位同事发生了争吵。
an altercation between A and B
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- verbal altercation
- 口角；言语冲突
- The two players were involved in a verbal altercation during the match.两名球员在比赛中发生了言语冲突。
- physical altercation
- 肢体冲突；打斗
- The security camera caught the physical altercation between the two customers.监控摄像头拍到了两名顾客之间的肢体冲突。
- heated altercation
- 激烈的争吵
- The neighbors had a heated altercation over the property line.邻居们就地界问题发生了激烈的争吵。
- get into an altercation
- 陷入争吵；发生争执
- He got into an altercation with a driver who cut him off.他和一个强行超车的司机发生了争执。
- minor altercation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 alter（改变）与 vacation（假期）：假期里突然改变安排，容易引发争吵。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、新闻报道 altercation 是 quarrel 的正式说法，多用于正式书面语、新闻报道等场合，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 altercation 一样，重读音节都以 /keɪʃən/ 结尾。注意：-tion 通常读 /ʃən/，但在 question /ˈkwestʃən/ 中读 /tʃən/，并不押韵；拼写相似的 nation /ˈneɪʃən/ 虽然少了 c，但发音仍与 -cation 押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.