di·vi·sive
adjective/dɪˈvaɪsɪv/
/dɪˈvaɪsɪv/
(disapproving)Word Family
- divide verb noun
- division noun
- divisive adjective
- causing people to be split into groups that disagree with or oppose each other
造成不和的；引起分歧的；制造分裂的 - He believes that unemployment is socially divisive.
他认为失业会引起社会分化。
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting something that divides or separates): from late Latin divisivus, from Latin dividere ‘force apart, remove’. - He believes that unemployment is socially divisive.