bone of contention

英 [bəʊn ɒv kənˈtenʃn]

美 [boʊn əv kənˈtenʃn]

n.  争议的焦点; 争执所在

法律

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 争议的焦点；争执所在
  If a particular matter or issue is abone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument.
  1. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
     争来争去无非是空调温度。

英英释义

noun

• the subject of a dispute
  1. the real bone of contention, as you know, is money

双语例句

• How to explain this phenomenon becomes the bone of contention of the theory and practice fields.
  如何解释这一现象成为理论界和实务界争论的焦点。
• The island has been a bone of contention between our two countries.
  多年来，那个岛屿一直是我们两国之间争执的焦点。
• The Chinese currency has long been a bone of contention at G20 summits.
  中国货币一直是G20峰会的争论焦点。
• Japan has not acknowledged that the islands are disputed, which has provided another bone of contention between Tokyo and Beijing.
  日本一直不承认钓鱼岛主权存在争议，这是中日之间另一个争论焦点。
• Media freedoms have also been a bone of contention.
  媒体自由也是一个争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention, as you know, is money.
  如你所知的，真正争论的重点就是“钱”。
• The bone of contention again will be money, but this time you seem to be at odds with a lover or one of your children.
  争论的焦点再次将钱的，但这次你似乎是在与情人或你的孩子一个机会。
• A bone of contention was the division of powers between the national and provincial governments.
  争论的焦点，争端争论的焦点是是中央和省政府之间的权力分配问题。
• His main bone of contention is that private-property rights are unconstitutional in China, a state founded on the idea of collective ownership.
  他的争论要点在于私有产权是违反中国宪法的，中国是一个以集体所有制理念为基础的国家。
• It appears that money will be either a bone of contention with a friend or lover, or a source of worry, perhaps because you are planning to participate in a social event that will prove quite costly.
  你将不是和朋友或爱人产生财务方面的争吵，就是会因为钱而烦恼。也可能是你要计划参加一个成本过高的社会活动。