early 14c., "statements and reasoning in support of a proposition," from Old French arguement "reasoning, opinion; accusation, charge" (13c.), from Latin argumentum "evidence, ground, support, proof; a logical argument," from arguere "to argue" (see argue). Sense passed through "subject of contention" to "a quarrel," a sense formerly attached to argumentation.
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1. The argument contained herein takes exactly the opposite point of view.
本文所持的论点恰恰是站在相反的立场。
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2. This argument is only too blatantly an alibi for domestic repression.
这一辩解完全是在为国内的镇压活动开脱。
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3. Let me now pull together the threads of my argument.
现在让我来将我的论点串起来。
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4. This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint.
从智识、道德和现实的角度来看，这一论点是站不住脚的。
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5. Perhaps your force of argument might have made some difference.
