
moot
词源
源自古英语'mōt'(会议或集会),与古挪威语'mót'(会议)同源。最初指集会讨论的议题,后演变为'值得讨论的',再转为'无实际意义的'。
adjective
❶ 指问题或议题因缺乏实际意义或时效性而变得无关紧要,不值得讨论。常用于法律或正式场合。
“The question of who was responsible became moot after the company went bankrupt.”
(公司破产后,谁该负责的问题变得无关紧要。)
“Whether he would have won is a moot point now.”
(他本是否会赢现在已是个无意义的问题。)
verb
❶ 提出某个问题或议题供讨论,通常用于正式场合或学术环境。
“The committee mooted the idea of a new community center.”
(委员会提出了新建社区中心的想法供讨论。)
“She mooted the possibility of changing the meeting schedule.”
(她提出了更改会议日程的可能性。)
常见短语
moot point — 指一个因情况变化或缺乏实际意义而不再值得讨论的问题或观点。
“Whether we should have left earlier is a moot point now that we're stuck in traffic.”
(既然我们已经堵在路上了,是否该早点出发已是个无意义的问题。)
moot court — 法学院学生模拟法庭辩论的活动,用于练习法律论证和程序。
“She won the moot court competition with her excellent argument skills.”
(她凭借出色的辩论技巧赢得了模拟法庭比赛。)