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单词 controversy
释义 controversy
 /kon"treuh verr'see/; Brit. also /keuhn trov"euhr see/,  n.  ,  pl.   controversies.
  1. a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion.
  2. contention, strife, or argument.
 [1350-1400; ME controversie ( < AF) < L controversia, equiv. to controvers(us) turned against, disputed (contro-, var. of CONTRA against, + versus, ptp. of vertere to turn) + -ia -Y3]
 Syn. 1. disagreement, altercation. 2. quarrel, wrangle. See argument.
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