| 词汇 | moot |
| 释义 | moot verb[ T ] formaluk /muːt/ us /muːt/ to suggest something for discussion: 提出…供讨论 The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s.早在19世纪40年代，这个观点就首次被提出进行讨论了。 His name was mooted as a possible successor.作为可能的接班人，他的名字被提出讨论。 Suggestions & proposals about bounce something off someone can't co-sponsor co-sponsorship drop imply make noisesidiom maybe move mover nomination on the tableidiom proposition put ideas into someone's headidiom put someone to somethingidiom put something in put something up resubmission table moot adjective uk /muːt/ us /muːt/ mootadjective (QUESTION)often discussed or argued about but having no definite answer: 有讨论余地的;未决的 It's a moot point whether building more roads reduces traffic congestion.修建更多的路是否可以减少交通堵塞是个争论未决的问题。 not important or not relevant, therefore not worth discussing: 不重要的；不相关的（因而不值得讨论） We don't have enough money to go, so it's all moot anyway.我们没有钱去，所有一切都不需要谈了。 Debate & discussion agent provocateur agora argue argue against something argue for something bargainer beard controversial hash kick around no ifs or butsidiom no-platform no-platforming on the doorstep proposer uncontroversially undialectical undiscussed war of words wash (something) up mootadjective (IN LAW)law mainly USspecialized If a legal question is moot, it does not need to be dealt with, because something has happened that solves the issue: （法律上）无实际意义的 The court's decision became moot when the defendant was found dead.因为被告死了，法庭的判决已无实际意义。 law mainly USspecialized imagined or invented as an example, and so without any legal importance: 想象的，假设的（因而在法律上没有重要性） a moot case模拟案例 Irrelevant be neither here nor thereidiom be no objectidiom beside enter enter into something extraneous immateriality irrelevance irrelevancy irrelevant irrelevantly nothing object odds picture point prejudice red herring tangential tangentially moot noun[ C ] law specializeduk /muːt/ us /muːt/ a trial or discussion dealing with an imaginary legal case, performed by students in exactly the same way as a real case, as part of their legal training: （法学院学生的）模拟审判，模拟案件讨论 a moot court模拟法庭 Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extinguishment extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case pettifoggery pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading the Webster ruling waiver walk walk freeidiom wardship moot | American Dictionarymoot adjective[ not gradable ] us/mut/ mootadjective[not gradable] (NOT WORTH CONSIDERING)law having no practical use or meaning: Because the claim of negligence was denied, seeking an award for damages was moot. mootadjective[not gradable] (NOT DECIDED)(of a matter being considered) that has not been decided and can therefore still be discussed: Whether or not to make the school coeducational is still a moot point, and we’ll be discussing it over the next few months. Examples of mootmoot Indeed, the ' privatisation ' of water has been shrouded in secrecy since the idea was first mooted in the early 1990s. When the idea of a survey of the stations was first mooted in the late 1970s, these three were still largely intact despite the ravages of weather, looting, and vandalism. Restrictions on immigration are mooted. The vexed question of popular involvement, for example, which liberals tended to welcome in theory but to avoid in practice, is barely mooted in the text. Boycotts of auctions were mooted and some dealers actually absented themselves from auctions for a while. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A variation on it which has been mooted is to transfer teachers' pay, further education, police and the fire service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Up to four additional power stations in the seaside area are now mooted in some quarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we have been overtaken by circumstances, and a move is mooted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have not the least faith in the various schemes which are so often mooted for relief works. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, inflation has been brought firmly under control since the idea was first mooted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ever since the idea of a national lottery was first mooted, there has been a debate about the best basis on which to establish it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the meantime, various arrangements are being mooted by some local authorities and by people who give great thought to these matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many pay claims being mooted at the moment involve an element of catching up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret that some of the more thrusting ideas and the more grandiose plans which were originally mooted have been tapered down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I put this forward as a matter which has been mooted in various directions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of moot These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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