po·lem·i·cal /pəˈlemɪkəl/ (also polemic) adjectiveadj formal ALCRITICIZEusing strong arguments to criticize or defend a particular idea, opinion, or person 抨击的;争辩的 The reforms were attacked in a highly polemical piece in the ‘New Yorker’. 《纽约客》一篇措辞强硬的文章猛烈抨击了这些改革。
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