contentious

英 [kənˈtenʃəs]

美 [kənˈtenʃəs]

adj.  可能引起争论的; 爱争论的; 充满争吵的

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.8879 / COCA.8932

牛津词典

adj.

• 可能引起争论的
  likely to cause disagreement between people
  1. a contentious issue/topic/subject
     有争议的问题 / 话题 / 主题
  2. Both views are highly contentious.
     两种观点都很有争议。
• 爱争论的；充满争吵的
  liking to argue; involving a lot of arguing
  1. a contentious meeting
     争论不休的会议

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有争议的;引起争论的
  Acontentiousissue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a country where land prices are politically contentious.
     因土地价格引发政治争议的国家
• ADJ-GRADED 爱争论的;动辄争吵的
  Acontentiousperson seems to like arguing and disagreeing with other people.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• This is a contentious book.
  这是一本有争议的书。
• The most contentious point is a change to determine who is the rightful inventor.
  最有争议的一点就是决定谁是合法发明人产生了变化。
• A contentious issue, for example, is where the bank will be based.
  比如说有一个问题就可能引发争议，即金砖银行的总部要设在哪里。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Acme COE also sets up an architecture review board as an arbiter for contentious issues.
  AcmeCOE还建立了体系结构审核委员会，将其作为有争议的问题的仲裁者。
• His imprisonment had been a contentious issue in Israel.
  他的被捕在以色列一直是一个有争议的问题。
• As we do, I'm mindful that the Iraq war has been a contentious issue at home.
  当我们翻开新的一页之时，我没有忘记伊拉克战争在国内始终是一个争论激烈的问题。
• But we can also use this strategy to improve slow-running, contentious INSERT programs.
  但是，我们还可以使用该策略提高运行慢、有争议的INSERT程序。