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单词 contentious
释义
contentious
adjective
uk
/kənˈten.ʃəs/us
/kənˈten.ʃəs/
causing,involving, orlikelytocausedisagreementandargument:
a contentiousdecision/policy/issue/subject有争议的决定／政策／问题／话题
She has some very contentiousviewsoneducation.她对教育持有一些颇具争议的看法。
Thedirectorhad a contentiousrelationshipwith theeccentricactor.
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contentiousness
(Definition ofcontentiousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
contentious
adjective
uk
/kənˈten.ʃəs/us
/kənˈten.ʃəs/
causingorlikelytocausedisagreement
有争议的；引起争论的；可能引发争议的
a contentiousdecision/policy/issue/subject有争议的决定／政策／问题／话题
She has some very contentiousviewsoneducation.她对教育持有一些颇具争议的看法。

contentious| American Dictionary

contentious
adjective
us
/kənˈten·ʃəs/
causingorlikelytocausedisagreement:
a contentioussubject
(Definition ofcontentiousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontentious

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However, some of the detail is highlycontentious, to put it mildly.
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Settlements of boundaries between villages were by all accounts tremendouslycontentiousissues.
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Commemoration of the supposed conspiracy of 1641 raised nocontentiousor disturbing issues.
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Counting, except of crowds and heaps, is lesscontentious.
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An adequate sociology ofcontentiouspublic discourse, however, shows that social movements must often act coercively in order to be included.
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Step 2 in the argument will likely seem morecontentious.
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The final sequence of chapters on politics, though deeply convincing at the level of detail, is much the mostcontentious.
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Although the theory of control structures is acontentiousarea of generative grammar, there are some generalizations that are widely agreed on.
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The bargaining explanation, andcontentiouspolitics in general, depends on agitation by regional language elites for promotion of their languages.
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In short, practice was very varied and any change was likely to becontentious.
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It is after the failure to resolve thecontentiousissues at stake within the framework of appropriate policy dialogues that enforcement actions are taken.
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He describes acontentiousand secretive process of the bottom+up (or middle+up) drafting of orders that eventually reach the emperor for approval.
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Contentiousdeductions are arguments that appear acceptable at first sight but, upon closer inspection, are not.
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However, their content and conduct is highlycontentiousand discussion is problematised.
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However, the new historiography has had less impact on thecontentiousquestion of church-state relations in the founding era.
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