moot
US /muːt/
UK /muːt/

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懸而未決的, 沒有意義的, 有爭議的
subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty, and typically not admitting of a final decision
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Whether the new policy will be effective is a moot point.
新政策是否有效是一個懸而未決的問題。
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The question of who started the argument is now moot, as they have both apologized.
誰先挑起爭論的問題現在已經沒有意義了,因為他們都道歉了。
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模擬法庭, 辯論會
an assembly held for discussing hypothetical and debatable cases, in particular, a mock trial among law students
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The law students prepared for their annual moot court competition.
法學院學生為他們的年度模擬法庭比賽做準備。
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The professor organized a moot to help students practice their argumentation skills.
教授組織了一場模擬辯論,以幫助學生練習他們的論證技巧。