dissenting

/dɪˈsentɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈsentɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈsen-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)

dissenting — adjective

  • dissentingpositive
  • more dissentingcomparative
  • most dissentingsuperlative

1. expressing clear opposition to a decision, proposal, or accepted view, especiall

1.形容詞C1
釋義

expressing clear opposition to a decision, proposal, or accepted view, especially in official, legal, or political settings.

例句

Judge Alvarez wrote a dissenting opinion after the court upheld the ban.

dissenting opinion in a legal judgment

Only one dissenting shareholder questioned the merger terms at Lila's meeting.

dissenting + shareholder in formal business debate

同義詞
  • opposing

    broader and less formal; it does not strongly suggest an official recorded disagreement

  • objecting

    focuses on actively raising an objection, often in speech or procedure

  • critical

    can include negative judgment without clearly taking the opposite side

  • contrary

    more literary and often used for views or evidence rather than formal votes

反義詞
  • supportive

    showing approval of the decision, plan, or majority view

  • agreeing

    sharing the same opinion rather than challenging it

  • concurring

    especially in law, giving a separate opinion that still agrees with the result

文法句型

dissenting + opinion/voice/judge/member/shareholder

a dissenting memo/report

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal contexts where someone publicly records disagreement with a majority view or an official action. It is especially common with nouns such as 'opinion', 'voice', 'judge', 'member', and 'shareholder'.

常見錯誤

❌The blue chair looks dissenting beside the red ones.
✅The blue chair looks different from the red ones.
💡'dissenting' is used for expressed disagreement, not for objects that simply look unlike others.