Word · Frequency #3444
controversial
有争议的；引起争议的
causing or likely to cause controversy
- 1.
Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
引起或可能引起争议的。
- 2.
marked by or capable of arousing controversy
引起争议的或可能引起争议的
- 3.
Engaging in or given to controversy; disputatious, argumentative.
好争论的；爱辩解的；引起争论的。
好争论的；爱争辩的；引起或可能引起争议的。；引起争议的或可能引起争议的；好争论的；爱辩解的；引起争论的。；争论的
In use
The new law is controversial because it changes the voting rules.
The coach made a controversial decision to leave the star player on the bench.
Whether to ban plastic bags remains controversial.
the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial
Rushdie's controversial book
a controversial decision on affirmative action
controversial + noun
常用于修饰话题、决定、人物等
The controversial decision sparked debate.
这个有争议的决定引发了辩论。
be controversial
Connections
Collocations
- highly controversial
- 极具争议的
- The new policy has been highly controversial among the public.这项新政策在公众中极具争议。
- controversial issue
- 有争议的问题
- Climate change remains a controversial issue in politics.气候变化在政治上仍然是一个有争议的问题。
- controversial topic
- 有争议的话题
- Religion is often a controversial topic in conversation.宗教常常是对话中有争议的话题。
- controversial figure
- 有争议的人物
- He is a controversial figure in the art world.他是艺术界一个有争议的人物。
- controversial decision
- 有争议的决定
- The referee made a controversial decision that angered the fans.裁判做出了一个有争议的决定，激怒了球迷。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：controversial 由 'contra'（相反）和 'verse'（转向）组成，指观点相反而引起争论。
Context & Register
该词多用于正式或中立场合，常见于政治、社会议题的讨论中。
Grammar Note
主语为人时多指“爱争论的、好辩的”，与“引起争议的”含义不同；可受 very 等程度副词修饰。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'commercial' rhymes with 'controversial' (both have /ɜrʃəl/). The others end in -ial but have different stressed vowels, e.g., /ɛ/ in special, /ɪ/ in official and artificial, /oʊ/ in social, /ɑ/ in partial.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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