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

英英释义

contentious[ kən'tenʃəs ]

• adj.
  • inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

    "a style described as abrasive and contentious"

    同义词：combativedisputatiousdisputativelitigious

  • involving or likely to cause controversy

    "a central and contentious element of the book"

双语例句

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。

权威例句

Contentious Performances
Contentious Performances: Index
Contentious Repertoires in Great Britain, 1758-1834
Lipid rafts: contentious only from simplistic standpoints.
Contentious Issues and World Politics: The Management of Territorial Claims in the Americas, 1816-1992
Governing Water – Contentious Transnational Politics and Global Institution Building by Ken Conca
History in Person: Enduring Struggles, Contentious Practice, Intimate Identities
Conca, Ken . 2006. Governing Water: Contentious Transnational Politics and Global Institution Building . Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Cytoskeletal organization, phylogenetic affinities and systematics in the contentious taxon Excavata (Eukaryota)
When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century/Governing Water: Contentious Transnational Politics ...