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单词 contentious
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•ten•tious  (kən ten′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. tending to argument or strife;
    quarrelsome:a contentious crew.
  2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy:contentious issues.
  3. [Law.]pertaining to causes between contending parties.
  • Latin contentiōsus, equivalent. to contenti(ō) contention + -ōsus -ous
  • late Middle English contenciose 1400–50
con•ten′tious•ly, adv. 
con•ten′tious•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disputatious, argumentative.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
contentious /kənˈtɛnʃəs/ adj
  1. tending to argue or quarrel
  2. causing or characterized by dispute; controversial

conˈtentiousness n
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