controversially
controversially — 形容詞
- controversiallypositive
- more controversiallycomparative
- most controversiallysuperlative
1. describes a subject, action, or decision that makes people hold strongly differe
引起爭議的
引發公眾強烈不同意見的
describes a subject, action, or decision that makes people hold strongly different opinions and argue publicly about it
Rania's plan to close the library was a controversial decision that upset local residents.
Rania 關閉圖書館的計畫是個引起爭議的決定，讓當地居民感到不滿。
collocation: controversial decision
The new housing development remains a controversial topic among members of the community.
新的住宅開發案在社區中仍然是個引起爭議的話題。
collocation: controversial topic
Liang wrote a controversial article about the future of public libraries in small towns.
Liang 寫了一篇引起爭議的文章，談論小鎮公立圖書館的未來。
Astrid knew her speech would be controversial, but she chose to speak openly anyway.
Astrid 知道自己的演講會引起爭議，但她還是選擇坦率發言。
adjective after the verb: be controversial
The film's final scene became one of the most controversial moments in recent cinema history.
那部電影的最後一幕成了近代電影史上最引起爭議的時刻之一。
- controversial decision
- controversial topic
- controversial issue
- controversial plan
- controversial figure
- divisive
emphasises that an issue splits people into opposing groups
- contentious
more formal; suggests a long-lasting dispute
- debatable
weaker than 'controversial'; simply means open to argument
- uncontroversial
describes something that most people agree on
- noncontentious
formal; not causing any disagreement
常見錯誤
2. describes a person who enjoys expressing opinions that upset or divide people, o
好爭論的
喜歡挑起爭論的
describes a person who enjoys expressing opinions that upset or divide people, or who often starts arguments
In team meetings, Emre often takes a controversial position on every new suggestion from colleagues.
在小組會議中，Emre 經常對同事的每項新提議都採取好爭論的立場。
collocation: takes a controversial position
Nora tends to be controversial in group discussions and rarely accepts other people's views.
Nora 在小組討論中往往好爭論，很少接受別人的觀點。
The journalist built his reputation by being deliberately controversial on social media.
那位記者靠刻意在社群媒體上表現得好爭論而建立了名聲。
formal register: being deliberately controversial
Mira has a controversial nature and loves to challenge everything the teacher says.
Mira 個性好爭論，喜歡挑戰老師說的每一件事。
collocation: controversial nature
- controversial nature
- controversial figure
- deliberately controversial
- controversial person
- argumentative
more common in everyday English; describes a person who frequently disagrees
- disputatious
very formal; describes a tendency to engage in formal disputes
- provocative
describes someone who deliberately provokes a reaction
- agreeable
describes someone who generally accepts others' opinions
- conciliatory
describes someone who tries to resolve disagreements
用法筆記
Unlike the CAUSING DEBATE sense, this sense describes a person's character rather than a subject or action. It is formal and more common in written criticism than in everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
controversially — 副詞
1. in a manner that creates strong disagreement, angry public discussion, or intens
有爭議地
以引發爭論或反對的方式
in a manner that creates strong disagreement, angry public discussion, or intense debate among people about a particular action or statement
The new tax law was controversially passed without any open debate in parliament.
那項新稅法在國會未經公開辯論便極具爭議地通過了。
passive structure: was controversially passed
Yael spoke controversially at the conference about the need to reduce school holidays.
Yael 在會議上極具爭議地發言，談到縮減學校假期的必要性。
The statue was controversially removed from the town square late at night.
那座雕像在深夜時分被極具爭議地從廣場上移走了。
Rachid controversially argued that the hospital should cut its weekend services to save money.
Rachid 極具爭議地主張，醫院應該削減週末的服務來節省開支。
collocation: controversially argued
The company controversially decided to build a new factory near a national park.
該公司極具爭議地決定在國家公園附近興建一座新工廠。
collocation: controversially decided
- controversially decided
- controversially argued
- controversially spoke
- controversially removed
- controversially passed
- contentiously
more formal; emphasises that the action sparked a dispute
- provocatively
describes actions meant to provoke a reaction rather than merely causing disagreement
- polemically
highly formal; describes aggressive argument in writing or speech
- uncontroversially
in a way that most people agree with or accept
- harmoniously
in a peaceful way without disagreement
常見錯誤
同根字
- controversy名詞B2
- controversial形容詞B2
- uncontroversial形容詞C1
- uncontroversially副詞C1