causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement引起争论的；有争议的- a highly controversial topic颇有争议的话题
- one of the most controversial of London’s new office blocks伦敦最具争议的新办公大楼之一
- A controversial plan to build a new road has met with protests.一条有争议的修建新路的计划遭到了抗议。
- Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon were both controversial figures.温斯顿 · 丘吉尔和理查德 · 尼克松都是有争议的人物。🔊🔊
opposite non-controversial, uncontroversialExtra Examples- a highly controversial subject很有争议的课题
- Her controversial new play sparked a riot outside the theatre.她那部有争议的新戏在剧院外引起了骚动。
- It is one of the most controversial of London's new office buildings.它是伦敦最具争议的新办公大楼之一。
Topics Opinion and argumentb2, Feelingsb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbSee full entry Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin controversialis, from controversia, from controversus ‘turned against, disputed’, from contro- (variant of contra- ‘against’) + versus, past participle of vertere ‘to turn’.