controversy
英['kɒntrəvɜːsɪ; kən'trɒvəsɪ],美[ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi]
n. 争论; 辩论; 论战助记:contro-相反 + vers-转 + -y, 表名词 → 相反转 → 反驳。
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权威词源导读
controversy (n.) - 14世纪晚期,源自古法语controversie 或直接源自拉丁语controversia,源自controversus "turned in an opposite direction, disputed, turned against",源自contra "against" (参看:contra) + versus "turned toward or against",vertere "to turn" 的过去分词,源自PIE词根*wer- (2) "to turn, bend"。
词源说明(童理民)
1. controversy : contra-,相对,相反,-verse,转,词源同versus.
21世纪大英汉词典
#controversyn.1.■争论,辩论;论战2.■竞争,争执,争吵近义词argumentbeyond(或without)controversy无可争议,不消说,无疑变形n.controversies#