英语词汇“factious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

A factious group is one that breaks away, or wants to. It’s often used in politics, where people separate into smaller like-minded groups. The Confederacy was factious — they wanted out of the Union, but we know how that turned out.

The word factious looks a lot like its cousin faction, which is a small, sometimes rebellious group. Factious, then, is easy to remember, as the adjectival form of the noun faction. To be factious is to act like a faction. Among bakers, almost all agree that you have to be precise when measuring ingredients. The Brooklyn Faction, though, disagrees. This factious bunch never uses measuring cups or spoons and has called for them to be abolished.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

facetious / factious / fatuous

The word facetious describes something you don't take seriously. Remove the middle "e," and factious describes a dissenting group. And finally there's fatuous, which is a fancy way to say dumb.

Someone who is facetious (fuh-see-shus) is only joking. If you tell your mom you want Brussels sprouts with every meal, make sure it's clear you're being facetious if you actually don't like Barbie cabbage. Facetious remarks are sometimes inappropriate too. Facetious in the wild:

"Granted, many of the Lent-related Twitter posts are likely facetious, so the list is to be taken with a grain of salt." (Time)

"If you're going to be facetious, really pour on the sarcasm so that hardly anyone could mistake your tone." (Forbes)

A factious (fak-shus) group disagrees with the mainstream and breaks off into a smaller group of angry rebels. A factious group doesn't have to be angry, but it helps. It's a word often used in politics -- in fact, it comes from the Latin factionem for "political party." Factious issues divide people. Examples:

"It was the arbitrary invention of a particular time and place — the factious and violent medieval church." (Time)

"He first of all required them to banish Fénelon from their house as being a factious and rebellious person." (Dawson, William LeSueur)

The word fatuous (fah-chus) means silly, foolish, and maybe a little bit smug. In a debate, you might call your opponent's response fatuous. Here are examples:

"They realized then what a silly, fatuous thing it was to do, going out and killing rare birds." (Scientific American)

"Not to mention his fatuous conflation of Marxism, Freemasonry and Judaism." (Salon)

Don't take anything facetious on its face because it's not serious. Reserve factious for factions. And fatuous? Totally foolish.

WORD FAMILY

factious: factiously+/faction: factions, factious

USAGE EXAMPLES

Given the factious legacy of the 2016 race, this path forward is more urgently needed than ever before.

Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016)

But implementation of them remains slow and his government factious.

Economist(Oct 06, 2016)

Already, some Democrats have privately speculated, if somewhat factiously, that a President Clinton could appoint Obama, a constitutional law professor by trade, to the court.

MSNBC(Feb 04, 2015)

adj dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

Syn

dissentious, divisive
discordant

not in agreement or harmony

单词	factious
释义	factious (once / 5677 pages) adj A factious group is one that breaks away, or wants to. It’s often used in politics, where people separate into smaller like-minded groups. The Confederacy was factious — they wanted out of the Union, but we know how that turned out. The word factious looks a lot like its cousin faction, which is a small, sometimes rebellious group. Factious, then, is easy to remember, as the adjectival form of the noun faction. To be factious is to act like a faction. Among bakers, almost all agree that you have to be precise when measuring ingredients. The Brooklyn Faction, though, disagrees. This factious bunch never uses measuring cups or spoons and has called for them to be abolished. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS facetious / factious / fatuous The word facetious describes something you don't take seriously. Remove the middle "e," and factious describes a dissenting group. And finally there's fatuous, which is a fancy way to say dumb. Someone who is facetious (fuh-see-shus) is only joking. If you tell your mom you want Brussels sprouts with every meal, make sure it's clear you're being facetious if you actually don't like Barbie cabbage. Facetious remarks are sometimes inappropriate too. Facetious in the wild: "Granted, many of the Lent-related Twitter posts are likely facetious, so the list is to be taken with a grain of salt." (Time) "If you're going to be facetious, really pour on the sarcasm so that hardly anyone could mistake your tone." (Forbes) A factious (fak-shus) group disagrees with the mainstream and breaks off into a smaller group of angry rebels. A factious group doesn't have to be angry, but it helps. It's a word often used in politics -- in fact, it comes from the Latin factionem for "political party." Factious issues divide people. Examples: "It was the arbitrary invention of a particular time and place — the factious and violent medieval church." (Time) "He first of all required them to banish Fénelon from their house as being a factious and rebellious person." (Dawson, William LeSueur) The word fatuous (fah-chus) means silly, foolish, and maybe a little bit smug. In a debate, you might call your opponent's response fatuous. Here are examples: "They realized then what a silly, fatuous thing it was to do, going out and killing rare birds." (Scientific American) "Not to mention his fatuous conflation of Marxism, Freemasonry and Judaism." (Salon) Don't take anything facetious on its face because it's not serious. Reserve factious for factions. And fatuous? Totally foolish. WORD FAMILY factious: factiously+/faction: factions, factious USAGE EXAMPLES Given the factious legacy of the 2016 race, this path forward is more urgently needed than ever before. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) But implementation of them remains slow and his government factious. Economist(Oct 06, 2016) Already, some Democrats have privately speculated, if somewhat factiously, that a President Clinton could appoint Obama, a constitutional law professor by trade, to the court. MSNBC(Feb 04, 2015) adj dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) Syn dissentious, divisive discordant not in agreement or harmony
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