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单词 controversy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•tro•ver•sy /ˈkɑntrəˌvɜrsi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -sies. 
  1. a fierce and long public dispute concerning a matter of opinion;
    argument: [countable]A new controversy arose regarding the politician's finances.[uncountable]Everywhere he went, in everything he did, he created controversy.
See -vert-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•tro•ver•sy  (kontrə vûr′sē; Brit. also kən trovər sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sies. 
  1. a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention;
    disputation concerning a matter of opinion.
  2. contention, strife, or argument.
  • Latin contrōversia, equivalent. to contrōvers(us) turned against, disputed (contrō-, variant of contrā against, + versus, past participle of vertere to turn) + -ia -y3
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English controversie (1350–1400
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disagreement, altercation.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged quarrel, wrangle. See argument. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
controversy /ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːsɪ; kənˈtrɒvəsɪ/ n ( pl -sies)
  1. dispute, argument, or debate, esp one concerning a matter about which there is strong disagreement and esp one carried on in public or in the press
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin contrōversia, from contrōversus turned in an opposite direction, from contra- + vertere to turn

controversial /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl/ adj ˌcontroˈversialˌism n ˌcontroˈversialist n
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