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2009.04.13
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This week's editions are provocative and sure to spark heated debate. It's the stuff that office gossip and headline news is made of!
CONTROVERSIAL 意見の分かれる、論議を呼ぶ
- Something is controversial if there is much disagreement about it.
The noun form is controversy. - controversial とは、様々な意見に分かれる、論議を呼ぶ、という意味です。
名詞形は controversy で、論争、という意味です。
- The insurance company's use of hard-sell telemarketing has always been controversial.
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A lawsuit has stalled construction of a controversial eight-lane highway through Oze National Park. - There's been a lot of controversy over their government's decision to privatize banking.
- With all the controversy surrounding its TV ads targeting children, I wouldn't be surprised if there were a nationwide boycott of the company's products.
- The new documentary about corporate cover-ups is stirring up (= causing) a lot of controversy.
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