factious

英 ['fækʃəs] 美['fækʃəs]
  • adj. 好捣乱的;好搞派系的;源于派别的

畅通词汇

英英释意


1. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

英文词源


factious (adj.)
"given to faction, turbulently partisan, dissentious," 1530s, from Middle French factieux and directly from Latin factiosus "partisan, seditious, inclined to form parties," from factionem "political party" (see faction (n.1)). Related: Factiously; factiousness.