| 单词 | counterargument |
| 释义 | counterargument (once / 128471 pages) n A counterargument is the thoughtful response you give when you disagree with someone's ideas or claims. In criminal court, a defense attorney usually gives a counterargument to the prosecutor's accusations. A counterargument is really just what it sounds like — an argument that runs counter to someone else's original argument. In this case, counter means "against" or "in response to," from the Latin root contra, "opposite, against, or in return." A true counterargument is well thought out, countering each idea with a set of reasons proving that the opposite is true. WORD FAMILYcounterargument: counterarguments+/arguable: arguably, inarguable, unarguable/argue: arguable, argued, arguer, argues, arguing, argument, argumentation, argumentative, re-argue/arguer: arguers/arguing: arguings/argument: arguments, counterargument/argumentation: argumentations/argumentative: argumentatively, unargumentative/inarguable: inarguably/unarguable: unarguably USAGE EXAMPLESCathy Young, for one, remains committed to that counterargument, but we have found it increasingly difficult to stay persuaded by it. Wall Street Journal(Nov 15, 2016) What matters is can you find a counterargument that’s potent. Slate(Nov 01, 2016) Another counterargument is that other sports have had success with the widespread use of headgear. New York Times(Oct 28, 2016) n an argument offered in opposition to another argument Hyper argument, statement a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true |
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