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controversy

Word family 
con·tro·ver·sy /ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi, kənˈtrɒvəsi $ ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi/ ●●○ AWL noun (plural controversies) [countableC, uncountableU]  
DISAGREEa serious argument about something that involves many people and continues for a long time 〔涉及很多人且历时很久的〕争论，辩论；争议
 a political controversy
政治争议
 the controversy surrounding Skinner’s theories
围绕斯金纳的理论的争议
cause/provoke/arouse controversy
 The judges’ decision provoked controversy.
法官的判决引发了争议。
controversy over/about
 the controversy over campaign-finance issues
在竞选经费问题上的争议
 Controversy arose (=began) over the use of the chemicals on crops.
对庄稼施用化学品的做法引起了争论。
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
political/religious controversy
The agreement attracted a lot of political controversy.
public controversy (=among the ordinary people of a country)
His book sparked off a public controversy about the issue.
great/major controversy
That decision was the second major controversy of the prime minister's career.
fierce controversy (=very great)
This question has been at the centre of a fierce controversy.
bitter controversy (=involving very angry feelings)
The strike was called off, amid bitter controversy.
a lot of controversy
There's been a lot of controversy about the term 'victim'.
verbs
cause controversy
His speech caused great controversy.
arouse/provoke/excite controversy (=cause it)
Locke aroused considerable controversy with his suggestion.
spark (off) controversy (=cause it)
The new rules are likely to spark more controversy.
fuel controversy (=add to it)
England's manager fuelled controversy with his criticism of the referee.
be dogged by controversy (=cause controversy in a way that is a problem)
Even before it was introduced, the system was dogged by controversy.
be embroiled in a controversy (=be involved in one)
A film company became embroiled in a controversy over the title of one of its movies.
be surrounded by controversy
The circumstances of her death were surrounded by controversy.
avoid controversy
So far, the scheme has avoided controversy.
controversy surrounds something
the controversy surrounding modern farming methods
controversy arises
Some controversy arose over the safety of the vaccination.
phrases
a matter/subject of controversy
The right age to vote is a matter of controversy.
a storm of controversy
Since its release, the film has met a storm of controversy.
the centre of a controversy
The idea became the centre of a bitter controversy.
Examples from the Corpus
controversy• Controversy surrounds the TV show, which many consider to be racist, sexist, and homophobic.• These issues are still the basis for debate and controversy.• It was in the International Amphitheatre, and there had been a big controversy about it.• There has been a huge controversy over where to put the city's new sports stadium and who should build it.• He resigned Tuesday after months of controversy.• Dahl's letter to "The Times" provoked controversy.• Still, the press jumped on the pygmy owl angle, splashing headlines about the controversy across the top of both dailies.• Though angry, both sides quickly sought to defuse the controversy.• Rather than ending divisions in the Labour Party, the controversies of 1935 mark the beginning of a new period of prolonged disunity.• They react to the latest discoveries with blasé aplomb, remaining unruffled by theological controversy.
controversy over/about• It is a controversy over the issues of risk versus efficacy.• There has long been controversy over who invented the travellers cheque.• Snow was involved in a whiff of controversy about some experimental results obtained in the 1930s.• But his officials are stirring up their own controversy over social policy.• Television and media have come under increasing pressure from the government not to publicise controversies about military and security matters.• Introduction Prior to the recent controversy over the transfer of arms, little international attention was devoted to Sierra Leone.• The Singlaub episode created a political storm, deepening the controversy over the withdrawal plan.
Origin controversy
(1300-1400) Latin controversia, from controversus “disagreed about”, from contro- “against” + versus “turned”
con·tro·ver·sy noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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