moot

adjective
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(North American English)Idioms
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  1. unlikely to happen and therefore not worth considering(因不大可能发生而)无考虑意义的
    • He argued that the issue had become moot since the board had changed its policy.他争辩说这项议题已变得毫无实际意义,因为董事会已经改变了政策。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMoot is used with these nouns:
    • court
    • point
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    Word OriginOld English mōt ‘assembly ’or‘ meeting’ and mōtian ‘to converse’, of Germanic origin; related to meet. The adjective (originally an attributive noun use: see moot court) dates from the mid 16th cent.; the current verb sense dates from the mid 17th cent.
Idioms
a moot point/question
  1. (British English, North American English) a matter about which there may be difference of opinion or a lack of understanding悬而未决的事;有争议的问题
    • Whether this should be enforced by law or not is a moot point.是否应通过法律强制执行这一点是有争议的。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2

moot

verb
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[usually passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they moot
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he / she / it moots
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past simple mooted
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past participle mooted
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-ing form mooting
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  1. to suggest an idea for people to discuss提出…供讨论 synonym propose, put forward
    • be mooted The plan was first mooted at last week’s meeting.该计划在上周的会议上首次提出。
    • It had been mooted that there should be a study period after school.有人提出放学后应该有自习时间。
    Topics Suggestions and advicec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMoot is used with these nouns as the object:
    • idea
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    Word OriginOld English mōt ‘assembly ’or‘ meeting’ and mōtian ‘to converse’, of Germanic origin; related to meet. The adjective (originally an attributive noun use: see moot court) dates from the mid 16th cent.; the current verb sense dates from the mid 17th cent.