controversial
/ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl/adjective
- giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement（可能）引起争论的, （可能）有争议的：
years of wrangling over a controversial bypass.
关于一条有争议的旁道的多年争论。
派生词
controversialist
nouncontroversially
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from late Latin controversialis, from controversia （see CONTROVERSY）.