controversial
adjective uk/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ us/ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃəl/
B2 有争议的;引起争议的
causing disagreement or discussion
a controversial issue/decision/speech/figure 有争议的问题／决议／讲话／数字
The book was very controversial. 这本书很有争议。
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- They hold widely divergent opinions on controversial issues like abortion.
- Eugenics was the central, and most controversial, part of his social philosophy.
- The official censors have excised the controversial sections of the report.
- Her controversial speech was punctuated with noisy interjections from the audience.
- She's been in the limelight recently, following the release of her controversial new film.