contentious

美 [kənˈtenʃəs]英 [kənˈtenʃəs]
  • adj.有争议的;充满争吵的;可能引起争论的;爱争论的
contentiouscontentious

adj.

1

可能引起争论的
likely to cause disagreement between people

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。

2

爱争论的;充满争吵的
liking to argue; involving a lot of arguing

a contentious meeting

争论不休的会议

contentious

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 有争议的;引起争论的
    A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.

    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。

  • This time he was contentiously omitted from the team.

    这一次他有争议地落选了球队。

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED 爱争论的;动辄争吵的
    A contentious person seems to like arguing and disagreeing with other people.

    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。

adj

1
involving or likely to cause controversy
a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuso
2
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
a style described as abrasive and contentious
a disputatious lawyer
a litigious and acrimonious spirit
Synonym: combative disputatious disputative litigious

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  1. Both views are highly contentious .

    两种观点都很有争议。

  2. 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。

  3. Do avoid potentially contentious subjects such as religion , sex or politics .

    一定要避免可能引起争议的话题,如宗教、性和政治。

  4. The question of divorce and remarriage in church remains highly contentious .

    离婚和在教堂再婚的问题仍然存有很大争议。

  5. 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。

  6. She was really not of the contentious fighting sort .

    她委实不是好吵好闹的人。

  7. The hippies ' etymology is contentious .

    关于嬉皮士的语源是有争议的。

  8. A discussion to several basic and contentious problems is also made .

    还讨论了一些相关的基本问题和有争议的问题。

  9. Analysis about Some Contentious Problems in Our Country 's Property Right Legislation

    浅析我国物权立法中的几个争议问题

  10. This is why the debate within China has become so contentious .

    这就是中国国内这场争论变得如此激烈的原因所在。

  11. First , they must quickly settle the less contentious bilateral issues .

    首先,它们必须迅速解决争议相对较小的双边问题。

  12. It would also take one of the most contentious issues for investors off the table .

    并且,此举还可以解决投资者争议最大的一个问题。

  13. Sex education in schools remains a highly contentious issue .

    在学校开展性教育仍然是个颇有争议的问题。

  14. not so in India , where land rights are often contentious .

    印度的土地权通常具有争议。

  15. On the Basic Value of the Contentious Procedure

    诉讼程序基本价值

  16. Yes , they are two contentious areas along with stem cell research and human enhancement .

    没错,这是两个颇具争议的研究领域,与干细胞研究和改良人种有关。

  17. The Spectrum of Collective Action Theory : From Social Movement Theory to Theory of Contentious Politics

    集体行动理论化系谱:从社会运动理论到抗争政治理论

  18. He is well known for his contentious views on mental illness .

    他因对精神病持有争议的观点而闻名遐迩。

  19. It became a contentious domestic issue in Britain in 1970s .

    在70年代它已成为英国国内一个引起争论的问题。

  20. The idea of a diversified financial institution is hardly particularly contentious .

    成为多元化金融机构这个想法,本身不具有太大的争议性。

  21. But the level from which output will now grow is more contentious .

    但是,目前产出将从何种水平上增长,是一个争议更大的问题。

  22. The changes come after several contentious years for diversity at the Academy Awards .

    在新规出台前,奥斯卡奖几年来一直因为多样性问题而饱受争议。

  23. Sorry . I didn 't come here to be contentious .

    不好意思,我不是过来吵架的

  24. Committee members finally voted on the issue after a contentious debate .

    委员会委员们经过争论不休的辩论后,终于对此议题做出表决。

  25. Whether the policy made any headway remains contentious .

    不过,该政策是否取得了进展仍存在争议。

  26. Benefit Gambling and Contentious Politics : Political Sociology Understanding on Social Conflict in Contemporary China

    利益博弈与抗争性政治&当代中国社会冲突的政治社会学理解

  27. I found out why my parents ' divorce is so contentious .

    我发现我爸妈离婚这事错综复杂

  28. The list is long and the debate contentious .

    候选列表很长,各方争执不下。

  29. It is the first step in what is expected to be a long , contentious budget process .

    预计国会将为此开始漫长而又充满争议的辩论程序。

  30. Officials say privately that the new policy emerged only after years of contentious internal debate .

    官员们私下里说,新政策是在内部争议多年之后才出台的。