polemic
英 [pə'lemɪk]
美[pə'lɛmɪk]
- n. 争论；辩论者
- adj. 好争论的
词态变化
复数: polemics;
助记提示
1. polem- "war" (谐音“婆罗门”) + -ic. => 婆罗门之争 => 大家围绕邪恶的婆罗门种姓制度展开了激烈的争论和辩论。
中文词源
polemic 激战，论辩
来自希腊语polemos,战争，战斗。比喻用法。
英英释意
- 1. a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- 2. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
英文词源
- polemic (n.)
- 1630s, "controversial argument or discussion," from French polémique (16c./17c.), noun use of adjective meaning "disputatious, controversial" (see polemic (adj.)).
- polemic (adj.)
- 1640s, from French polémique (from Middle French polemique) "disputatious, controversial," or directly from Greek polemikos "of war, warlike, belligerent; skilled in war, fit for service; like an enemy, stirring up hostility," from polemos "war," of unknown origin. Related: Polemical (1630s).
实用场景例句
- Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.
- 她的演说之所以令人难忘，不是因其内容而是因其辩论方法。
牛津词典
- ...a polemic against the danger of secret societies...
- 抨击秘密社团危险性的论辩
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance.
- 这本书既是一段历史，也是一篇主张宽容的激情论辩。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He enjoys polemics, persuasion, and controversy.
- 他喜欢辩论、说服和争议。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He launched into a fierce polemic against the government's policies.
- 他猛烈地抨击政府的政策.
辞典例句
- He wrote a splendid polemic in my favour.
- 他写了一篇出色的文章为我辩护.
《简明英汉词典》
- A polemic question is whether such work should be categorized as logistical or organizational research.
- 一个争论问题是否如此的工作应该被分类如物流或组织的研究.
期刊摘选
- My father's little library consisted chiefly of books polemic divinity, most of which I read.
- 我父亲的小图书馆大都是神学宗教的书, 大部分我都读过.
期刊摘选
- The New Testament is a polemic book almost from beginning to end.
- 新约是一本争辨的书,几乎是从头开始,一直到结束为止.
期刊摘选
- Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.
- 她的演说之所以令人难忘，不是因其内容而是因其辩论方法。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance.
- 这本书既是一段历史，也是一篇主张宽容的激情论辩。
柯林斯例句