Word · Frequency #3444
controversial
有争议的；引起争议的
核心释义
causing or likely to cause controversy
- 1.
引起或可能引起争议的。
Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
- 2.
引起争议的或可能引起争议的
marked by or capable of arousing controversy
- 3.
好争论的；爱辩解的；引起争论的。
Engaging in or given to controversy; disputatious, argumentative.
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
用法In use
The new law is controversial because it changes the voting rules.
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述主语的性质，表示“有争议的”。
The coach made a controversial decision to leave the star player on the bench.
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰decision，表示“引起争议的”。
Whether to ban plastic bags remains controversial.
用法提示：形容词作表语，与remain连用，表示“有争议的”。
the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial
Rushdie's controversial book
a controversial decision on affirmative action
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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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