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Divisive Dɪˈvaɪsɪv Dɪˈvaɪsɪvli Dɪˈvaɪsɪvnəs Span·Isive Adjective Causing People

Divisive, as an adjective, describes something that causes disagreement and hostility between people, leading to rifts or arguments.

divisive (adj.): 造成不和的;引起分歧的;制造争端的

word divisive
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divisive ★☆☆☆☆
/dɪva͟ɪsɪv/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]造成不和的;引起分歧的;制造争端的 Something that is divisive causes unfriendliness and argument between people.
  • Abortion has always been a divisive issue...

    人工流产一直是个引发争议的问题。

  • A referendum would be divisive.

    公投将产生分歧。

divisiveness
  • ...the divisiveness that has separated Miami's black and Latino communities.

    使迈阿密的黑人社区和拉美人社区互相疏远的分歧


Oxford span·isive / dɪˈvaɪsɪv ; NAmE dɪˈvaɪsɪv / adjective ( disapproving) causing people to be split into groups that disagree with or oppose each other 造成不和的;引起分歧的;制造分裂的 ◆ He believes that unemployment is socially spanisive. 他认为失业会引起社会分化。 ☞see also
spanide
  v.  (7 )
▶ span·isive·ly / dɪˈvaɪsɪvli ; NAmE dɪˈvaɪsɪvli / adverb span·isive·ness / dɪˈvaɪsɪvnəs ; NAmE dɪˈvaɪsɪvnəs / noun [uncountable ]
span·isive / dɪˈvaɪsɪv ; NAmE dɪˈvaɪsɪv / span·isive·ly / dɪˈvaɪsɪvli ; NAmE dɪˈvaɪsɪvli / span·isive·ness / dɪˈvaɪsɪvnəs ; NAmE dɪˈvaɪsɪvnəs /
LDC
divisivedi‧vi‧sive /dəˈvaɪsɪv/ adjective
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causing a lot of disagreement between people:  The strike was a divisive issue in the community.socially/economically/politically etc divisive socially divisive policies
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divisive

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分裂的(76%),区分的(18%),不和的(6%)
adj.分裂的;区分的;造成不和的

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