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controversial

/kon-truh-vur-shuhl/US // ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl //

有争议的,争议性的,有争议性的,争论不休

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
    • : subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision.
    • : given to controversy; argumentative; disputatious: a controversial public figure.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.at issue

Examples

  • He was one of the controversial church’s best-known members and eventually settled near its headquarters in Clearwater, Fla.

  • New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet on Thursday rolled back a controversial standard regarding the use of racial epithets at the newspaper.

  • If you like your athletes docile, this is a controversial shift in temperament.

  • According to one adviser, he has pushed his team to produce its own videos to counter those of their opponents — including shots of Democratic lawmakers making controversial statements over the years.

  • Part of what made Trek’s 48-times claim so controversial was that it was—and still is—almost unheard of for helmet brands to make such specific claims about protection.

  • Jones is a veteran of another beloved-yet-controversial animated series on Adult Swim, The Boondocks.

  • That is why The Daily Beast stands with Charlie Hebdo and published their controversial covers in the wake of the attack.

  • While this deferred action is controversial in the United States, in Mexico, what Obama did is universally popular.

  • The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.

  • Zufi understands that his work can be controversial to many within his community.

  • He was the author of many learned theological works and controversial publications.

  • Joseph Blanco White, an English preacher and controversial writer, died, aged 67.

  • John Penry, an English controversial writer, executed for heresy against the episcopacy.

  • As time passed, the old question of the state debt loomed more important and more controversial than ever.

  • I may equally charge controversial writers with fraud, when they falsify the words or arguments of an opponent.