moot
US /muːt/
UK /muːt/

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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。
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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。