The issue has caused heated political argument.是什么意思？

The issue has caused heated political argument.

这个问题已经引发了激烈的政治争论。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

issue

n. 问题，议题，（报刊的）期，号，发

例句
The Queen remains above criticism, apart from the issue of her tax liability...
抛开她的纳税义务不谈，女王一直无可指摘。

has

v. 有( have的第三人称单数 )，（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
...the operation a patient has had.
病人做过的手术

caused

人为的；

例句
The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government...
报告将政府置于窘境。

heated

adj. 热的，加热的，激昂的，兴奋的，激动的；v. （使）热(heat的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
The issue has caused heated political argument.
这个问题已经引发了激烈的政治争论。

political

adj. 政治的，政党的，对政治有兴趣的；

例句
He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.
他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

argument

n. 争论，争吵，论据，[数]幅角，主题，情节；

例句
That argument apart, it is for the Germans themselves to work out how their forces should come together.
撇开那场纷争不谈，德国人自己也应该考虑一下如何将各种力量拧成一股绳。