late 14c., from Old French desputasion and directly from Latin disputationem (nominative disputatio), noun of action from past participle stem of disputare (see dispute).
权威例句
1. After much legal disputation our right to resign was established.
经过大量法庭辩论后,我们辞职的权利得到了认可。
2. Religion is a diffuse topic liable to unending disputation whereas theism is not.
宗教是一个容易引起无休止争论的弥散型话题,而有神论则不是.
3. It is a matter of disputation whether they did the right thing.
他们做得对还是错,这是争议之处.
4. Formal disputation of such an issue.
关于这种论题的正式辩论.
5. Many issues concerning textual metaphor are still disputation.