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moot

UK //muːt//US //muːt//

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。)

同义词:irrelevant, academic, debatable, hypothetical

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。)

同义词:propose, suggest, raise, broach

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。)