con·ten·tious
adjective/kənˈtenʃəs/
/kənˈtenʃəs/
(formal)- likely to cause people to disagree
有争议的；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.
政府对待难民的方式仍然是一个备受争议的问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- a contentious issue/topic/subject
- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- a contentious meeting
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven’, from the verb contendere.