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单词 contentious
释义
contentious
kəntenʃəs kənˈtɛnʃəs
1 ADJ-GRADED 有争议的;引起争论的 A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments. 有争议的;引起争论的 [formal]
  • Sanctions are expected to be among the most contentious issues.

    制裁可能会是争议最大的问题之一。

  • ...a country where land prices are politically contentious.

    因土地价格引发政治争议的国家

contentiously
  • This time he was contentiously omitted from the team.

    这一次他有争议地落选了球队。

2 ADJ-GRADED 爱争论的;动辄争吵的 A contentious person seems to like arguing and disagreeing with other people. 爱争论的;动辄争吵的 [formal]
  • Rodney was a cheerful, elegant and gregarious if rather contentious man.

    罗德尼尽管非常喜欢与人争辩,却是个阳光、优雅、合群的人。

SYN argumentative, wrangling, perverse, bickering
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