argument

英['ɑːɡjumənt] 美['ɑːrɡjumənt]
  • n. 辩论;论点;论据;争论;理由;(函数)自变量
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    n. (名词)
    1. 辩论,争论,争吵, 争执,争辩
    2. 论点
    3. 论据,理由
    4. 论证,说理
    5. 情节
    6. 内容提要,梗概,摘要,大纲
    7. 【数】(矢量的)辐角,(函数的)自变数,(复数的)辐角,幅度
    n. (名词)
    1. [C][U]争论,争吵,辩论 disagreement; quarrel, discussion based on reasoning
    2. [U]说理,论证 the use of reason to decide sth or persuade sb
    3. [C]论据,论点,理由 reason or reasons put forward

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;

    "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"

  2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement;

    "they were involved in a violent argument"

  3. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal;

    "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

  4. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie;

    "the editor added the argument to the poem"

  5. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

  6. a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

  7. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning;

    "I can't follow your line of reasoning"

1. The argument contained herein takes exactly the opposite point of view.
本文所持的论点恰恰是站在相反的立场。

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2. This argument is only too blatantly an alibi for domestic repression.
这一辩解完全是在为国内的镇压活动开脱。

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3. Let me now pull together the threads of my argument.
现在让我来将我的论点串起来。

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4. This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint.
从智识、道德和现实的角度来看,这一论点是站不住脚的。

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5. Perhaps your force of argument might have made some difference.
或许是你的雄辩使情况发生了变化。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. She handled a difficult argument skilfully.
      她巧妙地应付了一场艰难的辩论。
    2. This argument, however, does not hold water.
      但是,这种观点是站不住脚的。
    3. This point is vital to my argument.
      这一点对我的论据极为重要。
    4. We accepted the agreement without argument.
      我们毫无异议地接受了这一协议。
    5. The argument among the two parties was blown up by the press.
      双方的争论被新闻界夸大了。
    6. It is not a logically compelling argument.
      它在逻辑上并不是令人信服的理由。
    7. The argument of the function was misrepresented.
      这个函数的自变量出现表达错误。
    8. Consider a method that takes a String as its argument.
      下面让我们考虑将一个字串作为自变量使用的方法。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. His strong arguments persuaded me to accept his conclusions.
      他的强有力的论据说服了我,使我接受了他的结论。
    2. Her argument was that it would be cheaper to buy a new radio than to get the old one repaired.
      她认为买台新收音机要比修理旧的便宜。
    3. He made a persuasive argument.
      他发表了很有说服力的论点。
    4. Do you accept this argument?
      你接受这个论点吗?
    5. It take two to start argument.
      一个巴掌拍不响。
    6. They keep getting into heated political arguments.
      他们不断地进行激烈的政治辩论。
    7. I don't think that's a very strong argument.
      我认为这不是一个坚实有力的论点。
    8. He wanted to settle a dispute by argument.
      他想通过说理解决争端。
    9. There is not much meat in this argument.
      这番议论没什么内容。
    10. They were engaged in this argument for hours.
      他们在这个论点上花了好几个小时。
    11. This belief is open to argument.
      这种看法还可以争论。
    12. She accepted the decision without argument.
      他没有异议地接受了这个决定。
    ~+ prep. -phrase
    1. We got into an argument about money.
      我们为钱争吵起来。
    2. The children had an argument about what game to play.
      孩子们为该玩什么游戏发生了争吵。
    3. They were having an argument about whose turn it was to do the cooking.
      他们为该轮到谁做饭而争吵不休。
    4. He and David had been drawn into a ferocious argument about their jointly owned car.
      他和戴维为了他们共同拥有的汽车发生了激烈的争吵。
    5. There are many arguments against smoking.
      反对吸烟的理由很多。
    6. There are strong arguments against these measures.
      有强有力的理由反对这些措施。
    7. There are strong arguments for and against mercy killing punishment.
      对于安乐死,赞成与反对的双方都有强有力的论据。
    8. Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, shall we vote on it?
      我们既已听到了对于这项提案的所有赞成和反对的论点,是否就此进行投票表决?
    9. The committee listened to all the arguments for and against the proposal.
      委员会听取了所有的赞成与反对这项建议的理由。
    10. What are your arguments for wanting to study abroad?
      你想出国念书的理由是什么?
    11. These are arguments in favour of this hypothesis.
      这些就是赞同这个假说的论点。
    12. His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.
      他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
    13. The central argument of the book is that some of the plays supposedly written by Shakespeare were actually written by someone else.
      这本书的中心论点是:有些被认为是出自莎士比亚之手的剧本,实际上是由其他人写的。
    14. The argument over self-rule is long.
      这场关于自治的争论历时长久。
    15. There is no need for arguments over it.
      关于这个问题没有争论的必要。
    16. I said no and we got into a big argument over it.
      我拒绝了,于是我们为此大吵了一番。
    17. She had an argument with her boyfriend.
      她同男友发生了争执。
    18. He got into an argument with Jeff in the pub last night.
      昨晚他在酒馆里跟杰夫吵了一场。
    ~+that-clause
    1. Perhaps more common is the argument that disarmament agreements cannot work.
      或许更常听到的论点是裁军协议行不通。
    2. Her husband was not convinced by her argument that they needed a bigger house.
      她认为需要一幢更大的房子,但她丈夫并没有被她的观点所说服。
n. (名词)
  1. argument的基本意思是指互相认识或不认识的个人之间的“争论,争吵,辩论”,可以是理性的摆事实、讲道理,也可以是诉诸感情的激烈争论。分歧可能因此而解决,也可能不能解决。指一次争论或辩论时是可数名词,其他情况下多为不可数名词。
  2. argument还可以表示“说理,论证”,强调重证据,以理服人,双方都想证明自己正确,并说服对方赞同自己的看法和立场。是不可数名词。
  3. argument表示“理由”时,专指能说服别人同意自己的看法或站在自己的立场的论据或论点。表示“讲话、讨论的议题”时,指为某个特定文学作品或讲话事先选定的主题,有时也指简述中心思想或概括发展情节的梗概。argument作此二解时是可数名词。
  4. argument表示“争论,争吵,辩论”时常跟(with sb) about 〔over〕 sth;表示“说理,论证”和“论据,论点,理由”时常接for或 against ,还可接that引导的同位语从句。
  1. 当提及到争论,辩论的内容时,argument后通常不跟of。
n. (名词)
argument, controversy, dispute
  • 这三个词都可表示“争论,争辩”。controversy一般用于双方在政治、社会、道德等大问题上进行的激烈而长久不休的争论,比较正式,常通过演讲或写文章进行; argument指双方均以事实或理由来说服对方,常用于个人之间讲道理的口头争论; dispute指双方对某个问题各持己见,不肯相让,互相反驳。
  • controversy,argument,conflict,debate,dispute,quarrel,strife
  • 这组名词均有“争执、不和”之意。
  • controversy侧重指深刻的意见分歧,多指对引起广泛兴趣或非常重要的问题的辨论。
  • argument指辩论双方均以事实或理由来说服对方的辨论。
  • conflict指双方坚持已见、互不妥协,怀有敌意的争论,多暗示分歧极为严重,有时用语言无法解决,只得诉诸武力。
  • debate通常指经过仔细组织和计划的个人或团体之间的辩论。
  • dispute普通用词,侧重指长时间,言词激烈,针锋相对的争辩。
  • quarrel普通用词,既可指言词激烈的争吵,也可指温和的言词上的不和。
  • strife指因不可缓和的矛盾而引起的争吵或斗殴。
  • 词源解说

    • ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自法语的argument;最初源自拉丁语的argumentum,意为观点,证据。
    用作名词 (n.)
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