open to debate
open to debate — 慣用語
1. used to say that a question or subject has no single accepted answer and can be
尚待討論
尚無一致結論，可各持己見
used to say that a question or subject has no single accepted answer and can be argued from different sides
Whether the city's ban on diesel cars has improved air quality in the centre is still open to debate.
市區禁行柴油車是否真的改善了市中心的空氣品質，尚待討論。
pattern: whether [clause] is open to debate
Adaeze argued that the safety figures were open to debate.
Adaeze 認為那些安全數據仍有爭議。
The long-term effects of the new migraine drug on children remain open to debate among researchers.
這款新型偏頭痛藥物對兒童的長期影響，在研究人員之間仍存在爭議。
collocation: remain open to debate among [group]
Tanvi told the committee several key points were open to debate.
Tanvi 告訴委員會，幾個關鍵問題有待商榷。
How much money the new coastal bridge will actually save fishing crews along the delta is open to debate.
這座新的沿海大橋實際上能為三角洲一帶的漁船船員省下多少錢，仍有爭議。
pattern: how [clause] is open to debate
- remain open to debate
- still open to debate
- is open to debate
- highly open to debate
- debatable
more formal and concise; can describe a single claim rather than a whole topic
- arguable
implies there is evidence on both sides, slightly more academic
- up for discussion
more informal and collaborative; suggests a group will actively discuss it
- unsettled
broader — applies to anything undecided, not just topics open to argument
- settled
describes a matter on which agreement has been reached
- beyond dispute
emphatic; means no reasonable person could disagree
文法句型
be + open to debate
remain/seem + open to debate
用法筆記
Used after verbs like be, remain, or seem. The subject is typically a question, claim, or statement whose truth is not yet settled.