If you call a person, a company, or a whole culture litigious, you are saying they are very willing to take disagreements to court — and you usually do not mean it kindly. A litigious neighbour might sue over a fence.

If you call如果你稱 a person, a company, or a whole culture一個人、一家公司、或整個文化 litigious好訟的, you are saying你的意思是 they are very willing to take disagreements to court他們很願意把爭執鬧上法庭, and you usually do not mean it kindly而且你通常不是善意的。A litigious neighbour一個好訟的鄰居 over a fence為了一道籬笆 might sue可能會告人。

Newspapers use it when they think court has become a habit, not a last step. It is a formal, slightly sharp adjective; you find it in essays and reports more than in casual speech.

when they think當他們認為 court has become a habit打官司已經變成習慣, not a last step而不是最後手段, Newspapers use it報紙會用這個詞。It is這是 a formal, slightly sharp adjective一個正式、有點犀利的形容詞; more than in casual speech比起日常口語, you find it你比較常看到它 in essays and reports在文章和報告裡。

Though actually, the line is messy. One person’s ‘litigious’ is another person’s ‘standing up for their rights.’ The word leans toward disapproval, but it does not prove that any one case was silly or wrong. It comments on readiness to sue, not on who would win.

Though actually不過其實, the line is messy這條界線很模糊。One person's 'litigious'一個人說的『好訟』 is another person's 'standing up for their rights.'可能是另一個人說的『捍衛自己的權利』。The word leans toward disapproval這個詞帶有貶意傾向, but it does not prove但這並不能證明 that any one case was silly or wrong任何一個案子真的很蠢或不對。It comments on它評論的是 readiness to sue願不願意打官司這件事, not on而不是 who would win誰會贏。