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单词 controversial
释义
controversial
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/us
/ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃəl/
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causingdisagreementordiscussion:
有争议的；引起争议的
a controversialissue/decision/speech/figure有争议的问题／决议／讲话／数字
Thebookwas very controversial.这本书很有争议。
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  • Theyholdwidelydivergentopinionson controversialissueslikeabortion.
  • Eugenics was thecentral, and most controversial,partof hissocialphilosophy.
  • Theofficialcensorshaveexcisedthe controversialsectionsof thereport.
  • Her controversialspeechwaspunctuatedwithnoisyinterjectionsfrom theaudience.
  • She's been in thelimelightrecently,followingthereleaseof her controversial newfilm.
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controversially
(Definition ofcontroversialfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

controversial| American Dictionary

controversial
adjective
us
/ˌkɑn·trəˈvɜr·ʃəl,-ˈvɜr·si·əl/
causingorlikelytocausedisagreement:
a controversialtheory/movie

controversially

adverbus/ˌkɑn·trəˈvɜr·ʃə·li,-ˈvɜr·si·ə·li/
They are also very controversiallytalkingabouttaxingSocialSecuritybenefitsmore than they are now.
(Definition ofcontroversialfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontroversial

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The significance of learner repair following recasts also remainscontroversial.
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The management of lesions with atypia on mammotome excision will remaincontroversialand the prudent approach is to recommend complete surgical excision.
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Although several of these associations are still extremelycontroversialin the scientific and clinical communities, they remain areas of active investigation.
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However, itscontroversialhistory makes it difficult to conduct experimental trials with this drug.
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He reviews our present knowledge, although it must be admitted that the genuinely hydrothermal nature of some deposits remainscontroversial.
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Probably only a few medical questions have received as many different andcontroversialanswers as this one.
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The upshot is that although we are relatively familiar with the species and their stratigraphical positions, their groupings into genera and families are stillcontroversial.
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The presence of such a pituitary - adrenal refractory period in nonhuman primates and humans remainscontroversial.
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Second, we discuss our phenotyping system, which can be used to guide neurobiological research designed to address thesecontroversialissues.
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Morecontroversialis the occurrence of inferences beyond these minimal ones.
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Other scholars are certain to extend the debate to a wider readership before conclusions can be made on thiscontroversialconcern.
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In considering these questions the authors have taken considerable pains to presentcontroversialdata and interpretations fairly; particularly so, in the chapter on genetical models.
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In any private matter which iscontroversialthere are distinctions between public, or acknowledged, attitudes and private opinions.
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In particular, we investigate the reliability of prosodic features in early multiword constructions, given that previous studies providedcontroversialand inconclusive evidence.
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The definition of therapeutic success in an acute disease is usually notcontroversial.
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