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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Whether he should see his friends every night is a bone of contention between Joe and his wife.
  他是否每天晚上去看他的朋友是乔和他的妻子之间争端所以。
• What is the real bone of contention?
  真正的争议点是什么？
• The border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries.
  这两国之间的边界问题历来是争议的焦点。
• It is a bone of contention in the law field that whether economy law can be a independent law department.
  经济法能否作为一个独立的法律部门，一直是法学界争论的焦点。
• 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 small island has been a bone of contention between the two countries for centuries.
  那小岛成为这两个国家之间的争端已达数百年之久。