单词 | controversy |
释义 | controversy/ˈkɒntrəvəːsi / /kənˈtrɒvəsi /noun (plural controversies) [mass noun] Prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion: the design of the building has caused controversy [count noun]: the announcement ended a protracted controversy...
Synonyms disagreement, dispute, argument, debate, dissension, contention, disputation, altercation, wrangle, quarrel, squabble, war of words, storm; wrangling, quarrelling, squabbling, bickering; polemic; French cause célèbre British informal row rare velitation UsageThere are two possible pronunciations of the word controversy: one puts the stress on the con- and the other puts it on the -trov-. The former pronunciation is the more traditional, but the latter is now more widespread in British English. OriginLate Middle English: from Latin controversia, from controversus 'turned against, disputed', from contro- (variant of contra- 'against') + versus, past participle of vertere 'to turn'.
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