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contentious

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  • 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"

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    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 ...