moot

US /muːt/

UK /muːt/

悬而未决的, 没有意义的, 有争议的

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个悬而未决的问题。

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The question of who started the argument is now moot, as they have both apologized.

谁先挑起争论的问题现在已经没有意义了，因为他们都道歉了。

提出, 讨论

raise (a question or topic) for discussion; present as a moot point

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The committee decided to moot the proposal at their next meeting.

委员会决定在下次会议上提出该提案进行讨论。

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He mooted the idea of a new marketing campaign.

他提出了新的营销活动的想法。

模拟法庭, 辩论会

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.

法学院学生为他们的年度模拟法庭比赛做准备。

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The professor organized a moot to help students practice their argumentation skills.

教授组织了一场模拟辩论，以帮助学生练习他们的论证技巧。