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

• 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。
• Another bone of contention might be your heavy work schedule-apparently loved ones feel left out.
  另一个争论的焦点可能是你繁重的工作日程-显然亲人感到被排除在外。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 main bone of contention in Toronto was fiscal policy.
  多伦多峰会争论的焦点是财政政策。
• 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。
• The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
  争来争去无非是空调温度。
• 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。
• 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。