首页英语词典contentiouscontentious英英释意

contentious

英[kən'tenʃəs] 美[kən'tɛnʃəs]
  • adj. 诉讼的;有异议的,引起争论的;爱争论的

英英释意


1. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits;
"a style described as abrasive and contentious"
"a disputatious lawyer"
"a litigious and acrimonious spirit"
2. involving or likely to cause controversy;
"a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
3. having or showing a ready disposition to fight;
"bellicose young officers"
"a combative impulse"
"a contentious nature"