1a moot point/questionUNCERTAINsomething that has not yet been decided or agreed, and about which people have different opinions 争论未决的论点/问题
Whether these controls will really reduce violent crime is a moot point.
这些控制措施能否真的减少暴力犯罪是一个尚有争议的问题。
Examples from the Corpus
a moot point/question• Quite how long Lord Young was proposing to delaypublication is a moot point.• This, of course, is a moot point.• When you go to a place called TexasBone, deciding what to order becomes a moot point.• Whether the law should be this is a moot point.• Whether they have appeared as part of the C. and A.G.'s audit is a moot point.• Whether this input has made a significantimpact on the pattern of activity is a moot point.• It is a moot point whether hierarchiesexistoutside our own thought processes.• It's a moot point whether this is censorship.
2American EnglishAmEDON'T THINK SO/DOUBT IT a situation or possible action that is moot is no longer likely to happen or exist 〔某情况或可能的行动〕不再会发生的,不再会存在的
The fear that airstrikes could endanger troops is moot now that the army is withdrawing.