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

• 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 issue of allowing more mainland participation in Taiwan's economy is a contentious one.
  要不要让大陆在更大程度上参与台湾经济，是一个有争议的议题。
• They're too contentious, and there are many sides to every issue.
  他们太有争议，有许多方面的每一个问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's currently a very contentious issue.
  这是个目前有很多争议的问题。
• But they say that the contentious issue of intellectual property rights remains unresolved.
  但是他们说有争议的知识产权问题仍然没有得到解决。
• There are simply too many participants, too many contentious issues and too many domestic political concerns to discuss.
  谈判参与方、有争议的问题和有待讨论的国内政治关切实在是太多了。
• 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。
• Modelling is a contentious area.
  模型分析是一个有争议的领域。