argle-bargle

短语

vi. 争论, 讨价还价, 辩论 n. 争论, 讨价还价, 辩论

词形变化

argle-bargles 复数 argle-bargles argle-bargled argle-bargles 三单 argle-bargling argle-bargling 现在分词 argle-bargled 过去式 argle-bargled 过去分词

别名

argol-bargol

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A verbal argument.

    可数 俚语 不可数

    As I have said, the real rationale of today’s opinion, whatever disappearing trail of its legalistic argle-bargle one chooses to follow, is that DOMA is motivated by '"bare . . . desire to harm"' couples in same-sex marriages.

v.
  1. 1.

    To argue.

    俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

argy-bargy

上位词 8

argument arguing controversy tilt contention contestation disceptation disputation

词源

First documented in English in 1822, from Scots (where first recorded in 1808), from earlier argle (“argue obstinately, wrangle”) used in English since 16th century, presumably from argue + -le (frequentative suffix), though possibly from Old Norse (Suio-Gothic) ierga – possibly influenced by haggle – plus rhyming reduplication, possibly from bargain, found in early variant aurgle-bargain (1720).

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