contentious
contentious 英 [kənˈtenʃəs] 美 [kənˈtɛnʃəs]
adj. 诉讼的；有异议的，引起争论的；爱争论的
- A contentious issue is one that people are likely to argue about, and a contentious person is someone who likes to argue or fight.
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- adj. 诉讼的；有异议的，引起争论的；爱争论的
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1. So the politics of who is and who is not allowed to enter this country, and on what terms, has always been contentious.
因此，允许谁进入或不允许谁进入这个国家，以及入境条件是什么，一直都是有争议的政治问题。
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2. And yet, as contentious and frustrating and messy as our democracy can sometimes be, I know there isn’t a person here who would trade places with any other nation on Earth.
可是，尽管我们的民主有时可能引起争议、令人沮丧乃至像一团乱麻，但我知道，在场的各位没有一个人会愿意与地球上任何其他国家的人交换位置。
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3. After a contentious meeting, make time to walk around the block or around the building.
在一次吵吵闹闹的会议之后，找时间去大楼或公司四处走走。
- contentious (adj.) early 15c., contencios, "characterized by contention;" c. 1500, "quarrelsome, apt to contend," from Latin contentiosus "obstinate, quarrelsome," from contentionem (nominative contentio) "a vigorous struggling, a contest, a fight," noun of action from past-participle stem of contendere (see contend). Related: Contentiously; contentiousness.
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