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polemic

noun
🔊/pəˈlemɪk/
🔊/pəˈlemɪk/
 (formal)
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  1. [countable] a speech or a piece of writing that argues very strongly for or against something/somebody激烈争论；辩论文章；论战Topics Opinion and argumentc2
  2. [uncountable]
    (also polemics [plural])
    the practice or skill of arguing strongly for or against something/somebody辩论术；辩论法
    • Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.她的演说之所以令人难忘，不是因其内容而是因其辩论方法。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek polemikos, from polemos ‘war’.