单词 | controversial |
释义 | controversial —controversialism, n. —controversialist, n. —controversially, adv. /kon'treuh verr"sheuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of controversy; polemical: a controversial book. 2. subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision. 3. given to controversy; disputatious. [1575-85; < LL controversialis, equiv. to L controversi(a) CONTROVERSY + -alis -AL1] Syn. 2. arguable, questionable. |
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