contentious是什么意思？

contentious

英[kənˈtenʃəs] 美[kənˈtɛnʃəs]

• adj. 引起争论的，有争论的，爱争论的，爱议论的，矫情；

例句

• Abortion is a highly contentious issue. 堕胎是一个非常有争议的课题。
• The hippies'etymology is contentious. 关于嬉皮士的语源是有争议的.
• 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。
• 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。
• ...a country where land prices are politically contentious. 因土地价格引发政治争议的国家
• 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。

同义词

• adj.
  contentious的同义词之：好争吵的,爱争论的,有争论的
  disagreeable, testy, captious, at, argumentative, disputatious, dissentious, issue, bickering, variance, loggerheads, odds, litigious, controversial, quarrelsome, factious,
  contentious的同义词之：好战的,竞争性的
  combative, short-fused, ready, antagonistic, nasty, to, competitory, belligerent, bellicose, petulant, conflicting, competitive, pugnacious, brawling, fight,
• contentious的同义词之：其他释义
  militant,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  有争议的;引起争论的
  A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
  例句
  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。 ...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
  A contentious person seems to like arguing and disagreeing with other people.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  容易引起争论的,好争论的
  Abortion is a highly contentious issue. 堕胎是一个非常有争议的课题。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. 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"
  2. involving or likely to cause controversy;
  "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
  3. having or showing a ready disposition to fight;
  "bellicose young officers""a combative impulse""a contentious nature"