controversyとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) now more common: IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹɒvəsi/, more traditional: IPA^(key): /ˈkɒntɹəˌvɜːsi/^[1]
  • (米国発音, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑntɹəˌvɝsi/

名詞

controversy (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 controversies)

1. A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dispute

   • 1605, Francis Bacon, “The First Booke”, in The Tvvoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: Printed [by Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], OCLC 932932554, folio 11, recto:

     [A]nd it is without all controuerſie, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to gouernment; whereas Ignorance makes them churlish[,] thwart, and mutinous; [...]

   • 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 – 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 July 2019:

     The game was engulfed in controversy when [Jack] Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with [Luis] Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players – Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony – but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.

派生語

• controversial

関連する語

• controversialist
• controvert
• controverter
• controvertible

参照

Further reading

• controversy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• controversy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911