likely to cause people to disagree 可能引起争论的 a contentious issue/topic/subject 有争议的问题／话题／主题 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。 The government’s treatment of refugees remains a highly contentious issue. 政府对待难民的方式仍然是一个极具争议的问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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liking to argue; involving a lot of arguing 爱争论的；充满争吵的 a contentious meeting 争论不休的会议
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven’, from the verb contendere.