moot
moot — 形容詞
- mootpositive
- mootercomparative
- mootestsuperlative
1. talked about by many people who disagree, with no clear answer that everyone acc
有爭議的
眾說紛紜、尚無定論的問題
talked about by many people who disagree, with no clear answer that everyone accepts.
Whether the painting is a real Picasso remains a moot point among art experts in Paris.
那幅畫是否真的出自畢卡索之手，在巴黎的藝術專家之間仍是個有爭議的問題。
collocation: a moot point
Whether eating eggs raises cholesterol is still a moot question for many family doctors.
吃蛋會不會讓膽固醇升高，對許多家庭醫師來說仍是個爭議不休的問題。
collocation: a moot question
Caio argued that the player's true position on the field is moot, since stats matter more than labels.
Caio 認為球員在場上的真正位置有爭議，因為數據比標籤更重要。
After the long debate, the cause of the village fire remained moot for the historians.
經過漫長辯論後，那場村莊大火的起因對歷史學家來說仍無定論。
Élise said the right age to retire is a moot issue that depends on every worker's health.
Élise 說退休的合適年齡是個有爭議的議題，取決於每位勞工的健康狀況。
- debatable
everyday near-synonym; works in more registers
- arguable
stresses that a case can be made for either side
- contested
implies active disagreement between groups
- open to question
longer phrase; common in plain English
- settled
no longer in dispute
- indisputable
so clearly true that nobody argues
文法句型
a moot point
a moot question
remain moot
用法筆記
Most often appears in the fixed phrases 'a moot point', 'a moot question', or 'a moot issue'. Distinguish from sense 2 (POINTLESS): here the question is still genuinely worth arguing about; in sense 2 it is no longer worth arguing because the situation has changed.
常見錯誤
2. not worth arguing about any longer, because something has happened that makes th
無關緊要的
因情勢變化已不再值得討論
not worth arguing about any longer, because something has happened that makes the question no longer matter.
Once Karim withdrew his job application, the question of his starting salary became moot.
Karim 撤回求職申請之後，他的起薪問題就變得無關緊要了。
pattern: become moot
The argument over which restaurant to book was moot after Noa told the group she had already paid the deposit.
Noa 告訴大家她已經付了訂金後，關於要訂哪家餐廳的爭論就沒意義了。
predicative: X was moot
When the typhoon cancelled the wedding, the seating chart Andrei had spent hours on was suddenly moot.
颱風讓婚禮取消後，Andrei 花了好幾個小時排的座位表突然變得多餘。
Whether to repaint the kitchen is moot now, since the Wong family decided to sell the house instead.
既然 Wong 家決定把房子賣掉，要不要重漆廚房現在已經無關緊要了。
Jason's resignation rendered the disciplinary hearing moot for the school board.
Jason 的辭職讓校董會的懲戒聽證會變得沒有意義。
- irrelevant
broader; doesn't carry the 'overtaken by events' nuance
- academic
of theoretical interest only, no practical impact
- redundant
no longer needed because already covered
文法句型
become moot
the question is now moot
render X moot
用法筆記
Common in American English, especially in business and news writing. Distinguish from sense 1 (DEBATABLE): sense 2 means the answer no longer matters; sense 1 means the answer is still genuinely worth arguing about.
常見錯誤
3. describing a legal matter that a court no longer needs to decide, because events
無實益的
法律上已無須再行裁判
describing a legal matter that a court no longer needs to decide, because events have already settled the dispute.
After the prisoner was released, the appeal about his sentence length was declared moot by the court.
犯人獲釋後，關於他刑期長短的上訴被法院宣告為無實益。
pattern: declared moot by [court]
The Supreme Court ruled that the case against the old tax law was moot once Congress changed the law.
最高法院裁定，國會修改稅法後，針對舊稅法的訴訟已無實益。
predicative: the case was moot
Daniel's lawyer warned that the lawsuit might be moot if the company shut down before the trial.
Daniel 的律師警告，如果公司在審判前倒閉，這場訴訟可能就失去實益。
When the contested election results were finally certified, the lawsuit over the recount became moot.
有爭議的選舉結果最後獲得認證後，要求重新計票的訴訟就失去實益了。
- academic
in law, often used interchangeably with this sense
- non-justiciable
formal legal term for a matter a court will not decide
- live
of a case: still requires a court ruling
- justiciable
suitable for a court to decide
文法句型
a moot case
the issue is moot
declare moot
用法筆記
Legal-register sense, mostly American. Subject is typically 'case', 'appeal', 'lawsuit', 'issue', 'claim'. Distinguish from sense 2 (POINTLESS NOW): sense 3 is specifically about a court deciding it has no live matter to rule on; sense 2 is general everyday speech.
常見錯誤
4. describing a legal example that is made up for study or practice, so it has no r
模擬的
為教學練習而虛構的案件
describing a legal example that is made up for study or practice, so it has no real-world effect.
The professor handed out a moot case about a stolen bicycle for the first-year students to argue.
教授發給一年級學生一份關於腳踏車失竊的模擬案件供他們辯論。
collocation: a moot case
Eshe spent the weekend preparing arguments for a moot question on contract law.
Eshe 整個週末都在準備一道契約法的模擬考題。
collocation: a moot question
Romi enjoyed law school most when the class debated a moot dispute between two pretend companies.
Romi 最喜歡的法學院時光，是全班辯論兩家虛擬公司之間的模擬糾紛。
Each team received a moot scenario about a landlord and tenant the night before the tournament.
每隊都在比賽前一晚拿到一份關於房東與房客的模擬情境。
- hypothetical
broader everyday word for an invented example
- imaginary
stresses that it does not exist in reality
- practice
as in 'a practice case'; informal alternative
文法句型
a moot case
a moot question
用法筆記
Mostly used inside law-school settings: 'a moot case' or 'a moot scenario' is one invented for training, not a real dispute. Closely linked to the noun sense (moot court / a moot).
常見錯誤
moot — 動詞
- mootpresent simple I / you / we / they
- moots3rd person singular
- mooting-ing form
- mootedpast simple
1. to put forward an idea or plan so that other people can think it over and talk a
提出討論
將想法或方案拋出供眾人商議
to put forward an idea or plan so that other people can think it over and talk about it.
Feng first mooted the idea of a four-day working week at the company's annual meeting.
Feng 在公司年度大會上首次提出每週工作四天的構想。
pattern: moot the idea of [-ing]
A new public library has been mooted as a way to bring more readers into the town centre.
有人提出興建一座新公共圖書館，作為吸引更多讀者進入市中心的方式。
passive: be mooted as
Samir mooted a plan to share office space between the two charities to cut their rent costs.
Samir 提出讓兩家慈善機構共用辦公空間以節省房租的計畫。
Several names were mooted for the head coach job before the club finally chose Lien.
在俱樂部最後選定 Lien 擔任總教練之前，曾有數人被提名考慮。
The minister mooted the possibility of free bus travel for students on Sunday news shows.
部長在週日新聞節目上提出讓學生免費搭乘公車的可能性。
文法句型
moot an idea
moot a proposal
be mooted as
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('was mooted', 'has been mooted as'). Object is usually an idea, plan, name, or proposal — not a concrete object. More common in journalism and formal speech than in everyday talk.
常見錯誤
moot — 名詞
- mootsingular
- mootsplural
1. a pretend court session where law students argue an invented case while learning
模擬法庭
法學院學生練習辯論的虛擬庭審
a pretend court session where law students argue an invented case while learning how to become lawyers.
Lien won the first-year moot at her London law school by arguing both sides of the case clearly.
Lien 在倫敦法學院的一年級模擬法庭中獲勝，因為她能清楚論述案件的雙方立場。
collocation: win a moot
Every Friday afternoon the students gathered for a moot before two visiting judges.
每週五下午，學生們都會在兩位來訪法官面前進行模擬法庭。
Daniel argued his first moot in front of his classmates and a real High Court judge.
Daniel 在他的同學和一位真正的高等法院法官面前，進行了他的第一場模擬法庭。
The international moot in Vienna draws law students from more than seventy countries each spring.
維也納的國際模擬法庭比賽每年春天吸引來自七十多個國家的法學院學生。
- moot court
the standard compound form; more common than 'moot' alone
- mock trial
broader American term; covers school-level practice too
- real trial
an actual court case with binding outcome
文法句型
a moot
the moot
moot court
用法筆記
Closely tied to 'moot court' as a compound noun. Subject is almost always a student or a law school; mostly heard inside legal education, not general speech.