(尤指言论、政策、人物等的)分裂性;挑起对立的倾向,使群体之间产生不和或尖锐分歧。(常见搭配:political/social divisiveness)
/ˌdɪˈzaɪsɪvnəs/
The divisiveness of the debate made it hard for the team to agree.
这场辩论的分裂性让团队很难达成一致。
While the proposal promised quick results, its divisiveness deepened mistrust between the two communities and slowed long-term cooperation.
尽管该提案承诺快速见效,但它的分裂性加深了两个群体之间的不信任,也拖慢了长期合作。
来自形容词 divisive(引发分裂的)+ 名词后缀 -ness(表示“性质、状态”)。divisive 源于拉丁语词根 dividere(分开、划分),与 divide(分开)同源,因此 divisiveness 直观表达“造成分裂的性质”。