argument
US
UK argument n: (quarrel)
SC 争执 zhēng zhí
TC 爭執
TC 爭執
SC 争吵 zhēng zhí，zhēng chǎo
The couple's discussion about what to do that evening ended in an argument.
这对夫妇讨论晚上做什么，最终却以一场争吵告终。
argument n: (debate)
SC 争论 zhēng lùn
TC 爭論
TC 爭論
SC 辩论 zhēng lùn ，biàn lùn
TC 辯論
TC 辯論
SC 讨论 zhēng lùn ，tǎo lùn
TC 討論
TC 討論
They entered into yet another argument about tax policies.
然而，他们又开始就税收政策问题展开争论。
argument n: (reasoning)
SC 论证 lùn zhèng
TC 論證 / 論証
TC 論證 / 論証
SC 论据 lùn zhèng，lùn jù
TC 論據
TC 論據
His argument against going to war was a solid one.
他反对战争的论据很充分。
argument n: (statement for or against)
SC 赞成（或反对）…的理由 zàn chéng huò fǎn duì de lǐ yóu
The arguments for women's suffrage finally prevailed.
赞成女性获得投票权的呼声终于占了上风。
counterargument, counter-argument n: (rebuttal, refutation)
SC 用来驳斥的观点 yòng lái bó chì de guān diǎn
SC 用来辩驳的观点 yòng lái bó chì de guān diǎn，yòng lái biàn bó de guān diǎn
for the sake of argument expr: (hypothetically)
SC 假设，假定 jiǎ shè，jiǎ dìng
TC 假設，假定
TC 假設，假定
Let us imagine, for the sake of argument, that the Prime Minister decided to resign.
heated argument n: (row, angry debate)
SC 激烈的争吵
SC 激烈的争论 jī liè de zhēng lùn
I could hear the couple next door having a heated argument.
ontological argument n: (assertion that God exists)
SC 本体存在论，上帝存在论 běn tǐ cún zài lùn，shàng dì cún zài lùn
It was Avicenna in the 11th century who first proposed the ontological argument for the existence of God.