ammunition
ammunition
noun
noun
- [mass noun]a supply or quantity of bullets and shells
弹药
■(figurative)considerations that can be used to support one's case in debate
(喻)用于争论中的事实和论据
these figures provide ammunition to the argument for more resources.
这些数据为需要更多资源的论点提供了论据。
- late 16th cent.: from obsolete French amunition, alteration (by wrong division) of la munition 'the munition' (see munition)
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