"given to faction, turbulently partisan, dissentious," 1530s, from Middle French factieux and directly from Latin factiosus "partisan, seditious, inclined to form parties," from factionem "political party" (see faction (n.1)). Related: Factiously; factiousness.
双语例句
1. Fabvier was factious ; Bavoux was revolutionary.
法布维埃是暴动分子, 巴武是革命党人.
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2. Many of the old puritan colonist retain their factious temperament in the new world.
许多清教徒殖民者在新大陆仍保持他们好争论的脾气.
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3. Many of the old puritan colonists retained their factious temperaments in the New World.
