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noun: a polemic against sth
polemic 作可数名词，常搭配 against 表示“针对……的论战/批驳文章”。
The book is a powerful polemic against the war.
这本书是一篇有力的反战论战文章。
论战；辩论；争论
polemics — plural of polemic
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
论战；辩论；争论
a controversy or argument, especially over a belief or dogma
The book is a powerful polemic against the war.
这本书是一篇有力的反战论战文章。
为支持一种观点、学说或体系而反对另一种的人；辩论家；争论者。
A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
争论或争议。
An argument or controversy.
对某人或某事的强烈口头或书面攻击。
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
Her editorial is a sharp polemic against the city's new parking policy.
她的社论是一篇猛烈抨击该市新停车政策的论战文章。
The professor's latest book collects several polemics on artificial intelligence.
这位教授的最新著作汇集了多篇关于人工智能的论战文章。
The discussion moved from a friendly chat to a heated polemic about religion.
这场讨论从友好的闲聊变成了一场关于宗教的激烈争论。
polemic 作可数名词，常搭配 against 表示“针对……的论战/批驳文章”。
The book is a powerful polemic against the war.
这本书是一篇有力的反战论战文章。
也可用复数形式 engage in polemics，意思相近。
The two scientists engaged in a public polemic over the safety of the vaccine.
这两位科学家就疫苗的安全性进行了公开论战。
形容词 polemic 的常见变体是 polemical；在正式写作中 polemical 更常见。
The tone of the article is sharply polemic.
这篇文章的语气是尖锐的，带有论战色彩。
Not this
He wrote an polemic against the government.
Use this
He wrote a polemic against the government.
polemic 以辅音音素 /p/ 开头，不定冠词应使用 a 而不是 an；中文无此冠词规则，容易误用。
Not this
He polemics against the government.
Use this
He writes polemics against the government.
polemic 没有动词用法，不能直接作谓语。要表达“写论战文章”，应使用动词 write 加名词 polemics，这是词性混淆错误。
Not this
They had a polemic about the policy.
Use this
They wrote a polemic about the policy.
polemic 指一篇抨击性文章或言论，不是双方的对话或争论；动词搭配常用 write、deliver 等，用 have 不符合英语表达习惯。
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针对……的论战；对……的抨击
His new book is a polemic against online surveillance.
他的新书是针对网络监控的论战之作。
政治论战；政治檄文
The speech was a political polemic rather than a balanced analysis.
这篇演讲是政治论战而非中立的分析。
进行论战；参与辩论
The two critics engaged in polemic over the meaning of the film.
两位评论家就这部电影的含义进行了论战。
激烈的论战
The article sparked a heated polemic among academics.
这篇文章在学者中引发了激烈的论战。
论战性文章；辩论文章
She published a polemic essay on educational reform.
她发表了一篇关于教育改革的论战性文章。
好争论的风格；辩论式风格
His polemic style makes his writing exciting but confrontational.
他好争论的风格使他的文章激动人心但咄咄逼人。
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联想 pole（极点）：辩论双方各执一“极”，激烈交锋，polemic 就是“论战”。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、political debate、religious controversy 该词通常用于正式语境，常见于学术写作、政论或宗教辩论中。它既可作名词表示“论战”，也可作形容词表示“好争论的”，但语体都偏向书面和正式。
与 polemic /pɒˈlemɪk/ 押韵的词（重音在 /-emɪk/）有 endemic、epidemic、pandemic、academic，它们都拼作 -emic。注意拼写相似的 pole /pəʊl/ 和 politic /ˈpɒlətɪk/ 发音不同，不可按拼读类推。
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