disputation

disputation
noun
  1. [mass noun]debate or argument
    辩论;争论
    promoting consensus rather than disputation.
    要促成一致而不是引发争辩。
    [count noun]a lengthy disputation about the rights and wrongs of a particular request.
    对某一要求的对错的冗长的争辩。
    ■formal academic debate
    逻辑辩论的鼻祖
    the founding father of logical disputation.
    学术辩论。
派生
disputative
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin disputatio(n-), from the verb disputare (see dispute)
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