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contentious

美[kən'tenʃəs]  英[kən'tenʃəs]
adj.  好辩的;好争吵的;有争议的
  副词:contentiously  名词:contentiousness
  近义词:disputatious,belligerent,combative,argumentative,quarrelsome,controversial,antagonistic,litigious,dissentious,captious,testy,disagreeable,bickering,factious,competitory,competitive,nasty,bellicose,militant,pugnacious,conflicting,petulant,brawling,atloggerheads,atodds,atvariance,prickly,touchy,atissue,hot-blooded,provocative,polemical,critical,at,issue,variance,loggerheads,odds,ready,to,fight,disputative,

详细释义

adj.(形容词)
  1. 引起争论的
  2. 爱争论的
  3. 好争吵的
  4. 有异议的
  5. 可能引起争论的
  6. 有争议的
  7. 好争论的
  8. 爱议论的
  9. 好辩的

英英释义

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"

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. There is a contentious clause in the treaty.这条约中有一条有争议的条款。
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