debatable
英 [dɪ'beɪtəb(ə)l]
美[dɪ'betəbəl]
- adj. 成问题的;可争论的;未决定的
英英释意
- 1. open to doubt or debate;
- "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"
- 2. open to argument or debate;
- "that is a moot question"
- 3. capable of being disproved
英文词源
- debatable (adj.)
- 1530s (late 15c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French debatable (Modern French débattable), from debatre (see debate (v.)). Earliest references were to lands claimed by two nations; general sense is from 1580s.
考试真题
- Whether it's possible to program a robot with safeguards such as Asimov' laws is debatable.
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实用场景例句
- a debatable point
- 有争议的观点
牛津词典
- It is highly debatable whether conditions have improved for low-income families.
- 低收入家庭的生活状况是否已得到改善是一个颇有争议的问题。
牛津词典
- Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable...
- 在这种情况下我们能否留下还很难说。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference...
- 抗生素能否起到什么作用还无法定论。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The figures are debatable, but there is one clear difference.
- 数字还有讨论余地, 不过有一处不同很明显.
期刊摘选
- And whether his decision was a mistake is at least debatable.
- 至于他的决定是对是错,至少是可以争论的.
辞典例句
- It is highly debatable whether that is true.
- 那是否真实还是个问题.
期刊摘选
- Staying away from debatable content is a good idea the first time out.
- 第一次出去时最好远离争议性的内容.
期刊摘选
- Their precise ages are thus debatable.
- 因此,它们被钻孔的时间仍然存在争论.
期刊摘选
- Leader even is such, debatable a area farmer gives dress warmly andthe difficulty of travel more.
- 领导尚且如此, 连温饱都成问题的山区农民出行的困难就更多了.
期刊摘选
- And what good the planned reform will do is debatable.
- 这次改革计划能带来什么好处还有待讨论.
期刊摘选
- Another debatable question arises when one contemplates the whole biosphere, the conjoined life of the earth.
- 另一个探讨的问题出现是在人们注视整个生物圈, 即地球上联合的生命的时候.
期刊摘选
- They say their actions have not caused unemployment, but I think that's debatable.
- 他们说,他们的行为并未造成失业, 但我认为这话未必正确.
期刊摘选
- The issues which here arisen are the classical debatable issues.
- 这儿出现的论题是古典的而又有争论余地的.
辞典例句
- Now, the actual origin of this holiday is debatable and has been debated.
- 目前关于这个节日的真实起源还存在争议.
期刊摘选
- That a debatable point, not everyone would agree with your opinion.
- 那一点是可以辩论的, “并非”每个人都会同意你的看法.
期刊摘选
- It's debatable whether I will go to Beijing this Summer.
- 今年夏天,我是否去北京是有争议的.
期刊摘选
- This is a highly debatable point.
- 这是个爭议很大的问题.
《简明英汉词典》
- It is always a debatable issue according with my personal development.
- 这是一直伴随在个人发展中的争议.
期刊摘选
- This a debatable point.
- 这是个争议很大的问题.
期刊摘选
- That is an endlessly debatable question.
- 这是个争论永无休止的问题.
期刊摘选
- The truth of this statement is debatable.
- 这种说法的真实性可以争论.
期刊摘选
- That's a debatable point, not everyone would agree with your opinion.
- 那一点是可以辩论的, 并非每个人都会同意你的看法.
辞典例句
- In such patients, whether to treat with antivirals or not is a very debatable issue.
- 对这类患者, 是否进行抗病毒治疗还是个很有争议的话题.
期刊摘选
- So the Suns are definitely different but whether or not they're better is debatable.
- 所以太阳队绝对和以前不同了,但是他们是否变得更好这个问题还有待商榷.
期刊摘选
- Both arguments, however, have a debatable premise in common.
- 但是, 双方的观点都有一个同样值得商榷的前提.
期刊摘选
- The most debatable is, slipper and boiled water were not supplied in the room.
- 最成问题的是, 房间里没有供给拖鞋和开水.
期刊摘选
- Whether older women miscarry more often or whether they report more miscarriages is a debatable point.
- 究竟是年纪大的女性更容易流产还是她们报告了更多流产事例,这一点仍存在争议。
柯林斯例句
- It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference.
- 抗生素能否起到什么作用还无法定论。
柯林斯例句