Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3460
Fully loadedcontroversy
争议；争论
核心释义
a public debate or dispute in which people strongly disagree
- 1.
对立意见的辩论或讨论；(泛指)冲突。
A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
- 2.
有争议的言论行为；存在强烈分歧的争论
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
对立意见的辩论或讨论；(泛指)冲突。；有争议的言论行为；存在强烈分歧的争论；论争；辩论；论战
用法In use
The decision to close the town library caused a lot of controversy.
用法提示：controversy 作名词，表示人们对某项决定产生的激烈争论，这里作 caused 的宾语。
There has been some controversy about the new dress code at our office.
用法提示：controversy 作名词，指围绕某一规定出现的意见分歧，用于 there has been 句型中作主语。
Her suggestion to ban phones during meetings sparked controversy among the staff.
用法提示：controversy 作名词，表示引起强烈分歧的争论，这里作 sparked 的宾语。
controversy over sth
也可说 controversy about sth，意思基本相同。
There was widespread controversy over the new tax law.
新税法引发了广泛的争议。
spark controversy
类似说法还有 cause / provoke controversy，主语通常是引发争议的事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- controversy over
- 关于...的争议
- The controversy over the new policy continues.关于新政策的争议仍在继续。
- controversy about
- 有关...的争论
- There is a lot of controversy about the safety of the drug.关于这种药物的安全性有很多争论。
- controversy surrounding
- 围绕...的争议
- The controversy surrounding the election result is growing.围绕选举结果的争议正在扩大。
- spark controversy
- 引发争议
- His comments sparked a major controversy.他的言论引发了一场重大争议。
- controversy continues
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
controversy 听起来像 'control versus me'，当你想要控制而我不同意时，就产生了争论。
语境与语域Context & Register
[object Object]
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为 controversies，指多起争议事件。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'university' and 'emergency' share a similar ending spelling with 'controversy', but their pronunciations differ.
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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.