| 释义 |
disputatious
adjective
formaluk /ˌdɪs.pjuˈteɪ.ʃəs/ us /ˌdɪs.pjuːˈteɪ.ʃəs/
liking to argue and disagree, or arguing and disagreeing a lot: 爱争论的，好辩的
Disputatious and difficult, he was not much missed when he resigned his post.因为他好斗难以相处，所以辞职后也没什么人怀念他。
The disputatious style of his magazine articles led him into controversy.他的杂志文章的好辩风格使自己陷入争议。
See
dispute
We could be a very quarrelsome, disputatious family, but we stuck together.
This is not the place to embark on a disputatious wrangle leading nowhere.
Lawyers are disputatious by inclination.
He liked to call them in for disputatious council meetings.
I've always been disputatious. I love to debate and to pursue an argument.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bad-tempered
argumentative
bad-tempered
be hell on wheelsidiom
be like a bear with a sore headidiom
be spoiling for a fightidiom
grouchy
grumpily
grumpiness
grumpy
have a short fuseidiom
pettishly
petulance
petulancy
petulant
petulantly
surlily
surliness
testily
testiness
testy
|