英语单词“factious”的意思是:
1. 意为“偏见的;好争吵的;煽动的”。
2. 指个人或小集团中某些强烈的、有害的倾向性。
读音方面,“factious”的发音为 [ˈfæktɪəs],其发音规则为:/f/为不送气音,发音时只需将舌端抬起并稍离上齿即可,切勿送气。/t/音的发音部位略微靠后,近似于英语中的[t]和[d]的发音。/ɪ/发[ɪ]时舌中部稍微抬起。/s/的发音在浊辅音和清辅音之间,清辅音发音时声带不振动,浊辅音则发成近似于[z]的音。
例句:
1. He is a factious person who always argues with others.
2. The factious group of students has been causing trouble in the class.
3. She is a factious colleague who is always trying to undermine your authority.
4. Don't try to ingratiate yourself with this factious member of staff; they're unlikely to give you any positive feedback.
5. Their rancorous feuds often last for months and sometimes turn violent. Aside from factious influences, I hope these tense times have helped push some longstanding conflicts between our companies towards a more rational conclusion.
6. They accused the minister of being factious and seeking to create divisions in the party.
7. You're just a factious and irresponsible person who needs to get your head out of the sand and start taking responsibility for your actions.
使用该单词时需注意其与其他单词的区别,例如“faction”和“facile”。 “Factious”常用于形容个人或小团体过于执着于自己的观点,且不接受他人的不同意见,容易引发争议和冲突。与之相对,“faction”则通常指政治派别或集团,带有偏见或倾向性。而“facile”则常用于形容观点或结论过于简单或轻率,缺乏充分的论证和依据。