導讀今天看到一篇新聞，題目為“LeBronJamesGetsEjectedAfterAltercationWithIsaiahStewart”，其中出現了”al....

今天看到一篇新聞，題目為“LeBron James Gets Ejected After Altercation With Isaiah Stewart”，其中出現了”altercation“一詞，我腦子里便聯想出和它極像的另一個單詞”alternation“。今天我們就介紹一下這對”雙胞胎“。

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Altercation

Collins：An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.

Webster：a noisy, heated, angry dispute

這個詞的意思是“（激烈的）爭辯，吵嘴“，使用時請注意兩點：1）正是一個非常正式的用語，請在正式場合使用，2）常用形式是altercation with/between

例句：

1. I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming. 我和一些反對我們拍電影的人之間發生了一點點小爭執。

2. The France defender begins a three-match suspension on Saturday because of an altercation with Pablo Zabaleta. 這位法國后衛因為巴布羅·薩巴萊塔發生沖突，他在周六開始為期三場的停賽。

Alternation

alternation 不常用的單詞

Collins：successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly

Webster：the act or process of alternating or causing to alternate

這個詞的意思是“輪替、變換“，請注意這個詞暗含的那種”兩者（或數者）輪替，你來我往“的傾向。

例句：

1. Power alternation also polarizes debate.

2. It carries on, most of it, as though we are a relapse away from 1955 and the certainties of majority rule and party alternation.

另外，altercation和alternation都有各自的動詞形式altercate和alternate，如：

1. Lets amount out if youre the appropriate being for this job afore we altercate how little you wish to be in the appointment.

2. The three acts will alternate as headliners throughout the tour.