单词 | controversial |
释义 | controversial adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, prove有争议;证明有争议▸➤become开始引起争议▸➤remain仍然有争议adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其/相当/非常有争议▸➤highly, intensely很有争议;争议很大◆a highly controversial subject很有争议的课题➤potentially可能有争议的◆he addresses such potentially controversial issues as the role of women in society.他探讨女性的社会角色等可能引起争议的问题。➤politically政治上有争议的 controversial adjectivecontroversial ♦︎ questionable ♦︎ debatable ♦︎ dubious ♦︎ contentious ♦︎ arguablethese words all describe sth that people disagree about.这些词均表示引起争议、未有共识。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆it is questionable / debatable / dubious / arguable whether...◆a controversial / questionable / dubious / contentious decision◆a controversial / a debatable / a contentious / an arguable point◆a controversial / debatable / contentious issue / subject / question◆a controversial / contentious matter / view / opinion◆highly / very / extremely / rather / somewhat controversial / questionable / debatable / dubious / contentious■ controversial /kɒntrəvɜːʃl; name kɑːntrəvɜːrʃl/ causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement引起争论的;有争议的◆her controversial new play sparked a riot outside the theatre.她那部有争议的新戏在剧院外引起了骚动。◆winston churchill and richard nixon were both controversial figures.温斯顿 • 邱吉尔和理查德 • 尼克松都是有争议的人物。 opp uncontroversial ⓘ something that is uncontroversial does not cause, or is not likely to cause, any disagreement. * uncontroversial 指不会或不太可能会引起人们争论的◆an uncontroversial policy / opinion没有争议的政策/意见 ➡ see also controversy → debate noun ▸ controversially adverb◆punishments for prisoners include loss of privileges and, more controversially, the stopping of visits.对囚犯的惩罚包括丧失特别待遇,以及更具争议的禁止探视。■ questionable /kwestʃənəbl/ that you have doubts about because you think it is not accurate or correct可疑的;有问题的;未必准确(或正确)的◆the conclusions that they come to are highly questionable.他们得出的结论大有问题。◆it is questionable whether this is a good way of solving the problem.这是不是解决问题的好办法值得商榷。■ debatable /dɪbeɪtəbl/ not certain because people can have different ideas and opinions about the thing being discussed可争辩的;有争议的◆whether or not that's a good thing remains a debatable point.那是不是件好事仍存争议。◆it is highly debatable whether conditions have improved for low-income families.低收入家庭的生活状况是否已经得到改善是个颇有争议的问题。■ dubious /djuːbiəs; name duːbiəs/ that you cannot be sure about; that is probably not good不确定的;不一定好的◆they consider the plan to be of dubious benefit to most families.他们认为这项计划对大多数家庭不一定有益。◆ (ironic) she had the dubious honour of being the last woman to be hanged in england (= it was not an honour at all).她成为英格兰最后一个受绞刑的女子,这也算是一种荣幸吧。■ contentious /kəntenʃəs/ (formal) likely to cause disagreement between people可能引起争论的◆both views are highly contentious.两种观点都很有争议。◆try to avoid any contentious wording.尽量避免使用任何可能会引起争议的措辞。opp uncontentious ⓘ something that is uncontentious is not likely to cause disagreement between people. * uncontentious 指不太可能引起争议的◆the proposal is relatively uncontentious.这个建议相对没有太大争议。note 辨析 controversial or contentious?these words are very close in meaning but controversial has a wider range and can describe people and things as well as issues and opinions.这两个词意思很相近,但 controversial 更通用,除了可以形容问题和意见外,还可以形容人和事物◆a controversial figure / book / film / play / plan / building有争议的数字/书/电影/戏剧/计划/建筑物◆a contentious figure/book/film/play/plan/building ■ arguable /ɑːgjuəbl; name ɑːrgjuəbl/ (formal) not certain; that you do not accept without question无把握的;可疑的◆it is arguable whether the case should have ever gone to trial (= perhaps it should not have).这个案子原本是否应该审判亦具可议之处。 controversial /kɒntrəvɜːʃl; name kɑːntrəvɜːrʃl/ causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement引起争论的;有争议的◆her controversial new play sparked a riot outside the theatre.她那部有争议的新戏在剧院外引起了骚动。◆winston churchill and richard nixon were both controversial figures.温斯顿 • 邱吉尔和理查德 • 尼克松都是有争议的人物。 opp uncontroversial ⓘ something that is uncontroversial does not cause, or is not likely to cause, any disagreement. * uncontroversial 指不会或不太可能会引起人们争论的◆an uncontroversial policy / opinion没有争议的政策/意见 ➡ see also controversy → debate noun ▸ controversially adverb◆punishments for prisoners include loss of privileges and, more controversially, the stopping of visits.对囚犯的惩罚包括丧失特别待遇,以及更具争议的禁止探视。controversial/ˌkɒntrəˈvɜ:ʃl ||; ˌkɑntrəˈvɝʃəl/adj causing public discussion and disagreement 引起争论的: ◇a controversial issue/decision/plan 有争议的问题╱决定╱计划 controversialsee ⇨ disagree 6 con·tro·ver·sial /ˏkɑntrə`vɜʃəl; ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl◄/adjcausing a lot of disagreement and argument 引起争论的,有争议的:◇the controversial subject of abortion 引起争议的堕胎话题 |
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