contentious
美音:
[kən´tenʃəs
]英音:
[kən´tenʃəs
]adj.好争吵的,争论的,有异议的
难易程度:
contentious为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:contentiousness 副词:contentiously
词根
tend,tens,tent=to stretch(张开)
近义词, 同义词
contentious
adj
causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people
contentious issue/area/subject etc
Animal welfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s.
someone who is contentious often argues with people
>contentiouslyadv