debatable
英 [d?'be?t?b(?)l]
美 [d?'bet?b?l]
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference.
- 抗生素能否起到什么作用還無法定論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is highly debatable whether conditions have improved for low-income families.
- 低收入家庭的生活狀況是否已得到改善是一個頗有爭議的問題。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. This is a highly debatable point.
- 這是個爭議很大的問題.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Whether older women miscarry more often or whether they report more miscarriages is a debatable point.
- 究竟是年紀大的女性更容易流產還是她們報告了更多流產事例，這一點仍存在爭議。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable.
- 在這種情況下我們能否留下還很難說。
來自辭典例句