[mass noun]disagreement that leads to discord 分歧;争执 this manoeuvre caused dissension within feminist ranks. 这一策略在女权主义阶层引起了争执。 [count noun]the mill was the cause of a dissension in 1620. 这个磨坊是1620年争执的起因。
语源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin dissensio(n-), from the verb dissentire (see dissent)