argument/'ɑːgjʊmənt $ 'ɑːr-/

n.

➊ a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing

➋ a reason or reasons why you support or oppose an idea or suggestion

n.

➊ [C; U] 争吵；争论，辩论：[argument with sb about/over sth] He had an argument with his neighbour about this matter, and now they won'teven talk to each other. 他为这事和邻居吵了一架，他们现在甚至都不说话。

◇He got into an argument with the monitor. 他和班长争论了起来。

◇[argument between sb¹ and sb²] a fierce argument between the two politicians 两位政治家间的激烈辩论

◇He accepted the decision without argument. 他没提什么异议就接受了决定。

➋ [C] 论据；论点：[argument against sth] a powerful argument against smoking 反对吸烟的强有力证据

◇[argument for sth] the arguments for the suggestion 支持该建议的论据

◇[argument that ...] Do you agree with the argument that violence on TV makes people behave violently? 你同意电视上的暴力使人行为变粗暴的论点吗？

构词argue + -ment