contentious
日本語WordNet
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"
involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
JMdict
AIによる解説
Contentious. Causing or likely to cause disagreement; argumentative.
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The contentious legislation was voted down overwhelmingly by lawmakers citing constitutional concerns and procedural irregularities.
論争の的となった法律は、憲法上の懸念と手続き上の違反を理由に、議員によって圧倒的に否決されました。
Conceptual necessity derives from meanings rather than worldly essences, though distinguishing these sources proves philosophically contentious ultimately.
概念的必然性は世界的本質ではなく意味から導出されるが、これらの源泉を区別することは最終的に哲学的に論争的であることが判明する。
The negotiator refused to beat around the bush, addressing contentious issues directly rather than employing diplomatic euphemisms that might prolong discussions whilst accomplishing little substantively.
交渉者は遠回しに言うことを拒否し、実質的にほとんど達成しない間に議論を長引かせるかもしれない外交的婉曲表現を使うのではなく、論争的問題を直接扱った。
He has a contentious personality.
彼は争い好きな性格だ。
Immigration is a contentious issue.
移民は論争の的となる問題だ。
Indeterminacy of translation suggests multiple incompatible schemes can accommodate behavioral evidence equally well, undermining determinate fact about meaning contentiously.
翻訳の不確定性は、複数の非互換的体系が行動的証拠を等しくよく収容できることを示唆し、意味についての確定的事実を論争的に損なっている。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz