ammunition
/ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- a supply or quantity of bullets and shells弹药。
1.1
- figurative considerations that can be used to support one's case in debate〈喻〉用于争论中的事实和论据：
these figures provide ammunition to the argument for more resources.
这些数据为需要更多资源的论点提供了论据。
词源
late 16th cent.: from obsolete French amunition, alteration (by wrong division) of la munition 'the munition' （see MUNITION）.