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divisive (adj.)
[divisive 词源字典]
c. 1600, "having a quality of dividing," from Latin
divis-
, past participle stem of
dividere
(see
divide
(v.)) +
-ive
. Meaning "producing discord" is from 1640s. Related:
Divisively
;
divisiveness
.
[divisive etymology, divisive origin, 英语词源]