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

• 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。
• But lend-lease isn't the only bone of contention here.
  然而《租借法案》并不是这里争论的唯一焦点。
• 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。
• What is the real bone of contention?
  真正的争议点是什么？
• In terms of copyright, another bone of contention, we only show a headline and a couple of lines from each story.
  考虑到版权，这是另一个争论的焦点，我们只是显示每篇新闻报道的标题或几行摘要。
• I think the inequality in splitting the profits is their real bone of contention.
  我想，分利不均才是他们争吵的真正原因。
• 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”。
• Another bone of contention is where the money will come from.
  另外一个争论的焦点问题是钱从何处来。
• The length of the project was a major bone of contention during the talks.
  项目的长度是会谈中最主要的争端。
• 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。