contentious

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a. 好争吵的, 爱争论的, 有异议的 [法] 诉讼的, 争执的, 引起争论的

发音

AU /kənˈtɛn.ʃəs/

词形变化

more contentious 比较级 most contentious 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

诉讼的；有异议的，引起争论的；爱争论的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

    有争议

  2. 2.

    Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

combative disputatious disputative litigious

近义相关 2

controversial argumentative

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend-der. Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin contendō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin contentiō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Latin contentiōsus Middle French contentieux English contentious From Middle French contentieux, from Latin contentiōsus (“quarrelsome, perverse”), from contentiō (“contention”), from contendere, past participle contentus (“to contend”). Equivalent to English contention + -ous.

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