كيف تنطق "bone of contention"
expression
BOHN-uhv-kuhn-TEN-shun
BOHN-ov-kuhn-TEN-shun
التعريف
A "bone of contention" is something that people argue about or disagree on; a source of conflict or dispute.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈboʊn/ /ˈəv/ /kənˈtɛnʃən
الإنجليزية البريطانية
bˈəʊn/ /ˈɒv/ /kəntˈɛnʃən
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
BOHN-uhv-kuhn-TEN-shun
بريطاني
BOHN-ov-kuhn-TEN-shun
استمع في السياق
The new policy became a bone of contention among workers.
Money is often a bone of contention in families.
The boundary line is a bone of contention between the two countries.
Whether or not to adopt the new technology is still a bone of contention.