n. (尤指纸上的)争论,辩论,论战 (with; about; between)。 a barren controversy无结果[无益]的争论。 be in a controversy with sb. 和某人争论中。 beyond [without] controversy 无争论余地。 enter into a controversy with 和…论争。
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" 同义词:contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing,
Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus ? "turned in an opposite direction," from contra ? "against" ? and vertere ? to turn, or versus (see [hence, "to turn against.
例句与用法
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There wasn't much controversy over the candidates .. 对候选人争议不大。
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The program remained clouded with controversy . 对于这个方案仍然众说纷纭。
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That is the fact beyond controversy . 那是无可置辨的事实。
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He could not keep out of an open controversy . 遇到公开的争论,他也不能置身事外。
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But he was not equipped for this species of controversy . 但他天生没有这种争辩的本领。
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I am in for a controversy . 我在等待一场辨论。
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The controversy became heated . 争论日趋激化。
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The magnitude of the effect is still a matter of some controversy . 对后果的大小仍有争议。
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In his own lifetime galileo was the centre of violent controversy . 迦里略在世时是个引起激烈争论的人物。
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The clock paradox has occasioned lively controversy for over 50 years . 时钟疑题曾经历了50年的激烈争论。