argue

詞匯起源
[14] English acquired argue and its various meanings via rather complex paths, but its ultimate origin is straightforward: the Latin verb arguere derived from a prehistoric Indo- European base *arg- ‘be white, bright, or clear’ (source also of Latin argentum ‘silver’, and thus of French argent ‘money’); it therefore meant primarily ‘make clear’, but this subsequently developed into ‘assert, prove’.

To put forth reasons for or against; debate
To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend
To give evidence of; indicate
To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons: argued the clerk into lowering the price.
To put forth reasons for or against something
To engage in a quarrel; dispute.
vi. 爭論，辯論；提出理由
vt. 辯論，爭論；證明；說服

例句：
The senator argued with the President about the new tax bill.
參議員與總統為新稅法案爭辯。

argument
a reason or reasons offered for doing or not doing something
the putting forth of such reasons
a discussion containing disagreement; debate; dispute
A summary or short statement of the plot or subject of a literary work
n. 論證；論據；爭吵；(文學作品等的)情節,內容提要

例句：
I accepted his argument that taxation should be increased.
我接受了他提出的應該增稅的論點。
We had an argument about politics.
我們就政治展開了爭論。

argent
Heraldry. The metal silver, represented by the color white.
Archaic. Silver or something resembling it.
adj. 銀的；似銀的；銀白色的；銀制的（等于argenta）
n. 銀；銀白色

例句：
It was just rising like an argent lily from the sea.
它仿佛就像海中升起的銀色百合。

argentous
containing univalent silver, as argentous chloride, AgCl
adj. 銀的;【化】亞銀的

argentine
Relating to or resembling silver; silvery.
Any of various silvery metals.
adj.銀的；似銀的；含銀的;銀白色的
n. 銀；銀白色金屬；銀白色物質

Argentina 阿根廷

1520年，葡萄牙航海家麥哲倫（Ferdinand Magellan）奉西班牙政府之命在環球航行中經過 阿根廷，看到當地印第安人身上都佩戴有白銀首飾，以為這里生產白銀，因此稱之為“阿根廷”，意為“白銀之國”。這些銀實際上是產于玻利維亞的安第斯山，然后運到這里。