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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·tro·ver·sial DATE 1583 1. of, relating to, or arousing controversy a controversial policy a controversial film 2. given to controversy : disputatious a controversial temperament • con·tro·ver·sial·ly adverb English Etymology controversial 1580s, from L. controversialis, from controversus (see controversy). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 controversial con·tro·ver·sial / 7kCntrE5vE:Fl; NAmE 7kB:ntrE5vE:rFl / adjective causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement 引起争论的；有争议的: a highly controversial topic 颇有争议的话题 a controversial plan to build a new road 有争议的筑路计划 Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon were both controversial figures. 温斯顿 · 邱吉尔和理查德 · 尼克松都是有争议的人物。 OPP non-controversial , uncontroversial • con·tro·ver·sial·ly / -FEli / adv. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English controversial adj. VERBS be, prove | become | remain ADV. extremely, highly, very a highly controversial subject | rather, somewhat | politically Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: CONTENTIOUS 2, argumentative, disputatious, litigious, polemicalWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·tro·ver·sial \|kän.trə|vər]shəl, -və̄], -vəi], ]sēəl also ]shēəl\ adjective Etymology: Late Latin controversialis, from Latin controversia controversy + -ialis -ial 1. : subject to controversy : relating to or arousing controversy :being an object of controversy < a controversial figure in public life > < the matter is … highly controversial and calculated to provoke violent dissent in many quarters — Times Literary Supplement > 2. : given to controversy : engaging in controversy : disputatious , polemic < dogmatic treatises commonly were controversial …, directed against pagans or Jews, or Gnostics or Manicheans — H.O.Taylor > • con·tro·ver·sial·ism \-əˌlizəm\ noun -s • con·tro·ver·sial·ly \-əlē, -li\ adverb |
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