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contentious

adjective
🔊/kənˈtenʃəs/
🔊/kənˈtenʃəs/
 (formal)
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  1. likely to cause people to disagree可能引起争论的
    • a contentious issue/topic/subject有争议的问题／话题／主题
    • Both views are highly contentious.两种观点都很有争议。🔊🔊
    • Try to avoid any contentious wording.尽量避免使用任何可能会引起争议的措辞。
    • The government’s treatment of refugees remains a highly contentious issue.政府对难民的待遇仍然是一个极具争议的问题。
    opposite uncontentiousTopics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
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    • extremely
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  2. liking to argue; involving a lot of arguing爱争论的；充满争吵的
    • a contentious meeting争论不休的会议
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven’, from the verb contendere.