moot

英 [muːt]

美 [muːt]

adj.  (因不大可能发生而)无考虑意义的
v.  提出…供讨论
n.  大会; 辩论会; 假设案件

过去分词：mooted　复数：moots　第三人称单数：moots　现在分词：mooting　过去式：mooted　比较级：mooter　

Collins.1 / BNC.14627 / COCA.16127

习惯用语

adj.

a moot point/question
• 悬而未决的事；有争议的问题
  a matter about which there may be disagreement or confusion

牛津词典

adj.

• （因不大可能发生而）无考虑意义的
  unlikely to happen and therefore not worth considering
  1. He argued that the issue had become moot since the board had changed its policy.
     他争辩说这项议题已变得毫无实际意义，因为董事会已经改变了政策。

verb

• 提出…供讨论
  to suggest an idea for people to discuss

柯林斯词典

• VERB 提出(计划、主意或主题)供讨论
  If a plan, idea, or subjectis mooted, it is suggested or introduced for discussion.
  1. Plans have been mooted for a 450,000-strong Ukrainian army...
     建立一支拥有45万名士兵的乌克兰军队的计划被提出供讨论。
  2. When the theatre idea was first mooted I had my doubts.
     第一次讨论剧院设想时，我就表示怀疑。
• ADJ-GRADED 有争议的;尚未达成一致的;未决的
  If something is amootpoint or question, people cannot agree about it.
  1. How long he'll be able to do so is a moot point.
     不知道他还能这样做多久。

英英释义

noun

• a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
  1. he organized the weekly moot

verb

• think about carefully
  1. They considered the possibility of a strike
  2. Turn the proposal over in your mind
  Synonym:considerdebateturn overdeliberate

adj

• open to argument or debate
  1. that is a moot question
  Synonym:arguabledebatabledisputable
• of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)

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