In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy;
伽利略在世时是激烈论战的中心。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 32 Galileo reborn
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 一生，寿命;有生之年;存在期，有效期;
na. 终生;终身保障;[核]寿命;
💡 life生命+time时间→ n.一生，终身
"His diary was not published during his lifetime."
他的日记在他生前未曾发表过。
近义：time, age, epoch, era, generation, lifelong
adj. 暴力引起的;剧烈的，（风，爆炸等）猛烈的，狂暴的;感情强烈的;颜色强烈的;
💡 violat-, viol- 表”伤害;暴力的”
"This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime."
这个市区已成为暴力犯罪的滋生地。
近义：hotheaded, impulsive, rash, rough, squally, stormy
反义：noncombatant, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene
n. 公开辩论;论战;
💡 contro相反+vers转变+y表状态、行为→ 使结论向相反方向转变→争论；议论
"The issue engendered controversy."
这个问题引起了争论。
近义：contention, dispute, argument, jangle, polemic, polemics
反义：arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
n. 中心;（市镇的）中心区;中心点;中枢;
vt.& vi. 置于中央;集中;把…当作中心;（使）成为中心;
"the centre of a circle"
圆心
近义：middle, midpoint, midst, center