debatable
英 [dɪˈbeɪtəbl]
美 [dɪˈbeɪtəbl]
adj. 可争辩的; 有争议的
Collins.1 / BNC.14144 / COCA.16978
牛津词典
adj.
- 可争辩的；有争议的
not certain because people can have different ideas and opinions about the thing being discussed- a debatable point
有争议的观点 - It is highly debatable whether conditions have improved for low-income families.
低收入家庭的生活状况是否已得到改善是一个颇有争议的问题。
- a debatable point
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 有争议的;有疑问的;未定的
If you say that something isdebatable, you mean that it is not certain.- Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable...
在这种情况下我们能否留下还很难说。 - It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference...
抗生素能否起到什么作用还无法定论。 - Whether older women miscarry more often or whether they report more miscarriages is a debatable point.
究竟是年纪大的女性更容易流产还是她们报告了更多流产事例，这一点仍存在争议。
- Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable...
英英释义
adj
- capable of being disproved
- open to argument or debate
- that is a moot question
- open to doubt or debate
- If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic
双语例句
- Now, the actual origin of this holiday is debatable and has been debated.
目前关于这个节日的真实起源还存在争议。 - Whether that is sensible, given the mess the agencies have made of things lately, is debatable.
考虑到评级机构最近制造的混乱局面，这种做法是否明智仍待商榷。 - Both arguments, however, have a debatable premise in common.
但是，双方的观点都有一个同样值得商榷的前提。 - Whether older women miscarry more often or whether they report more miscarriages is a debatable point.
究竟是年纪大的女性更容易流产还是她们报告了更多流产事例，这一点仍存在争议。 - That conclusion is debatable for two principal reasons.
这个结论是值得商榷的两个主要的原因。 - How much difference this is making to unemployment is debatable.
这将为失业状况带来多少变化尚存在争议。 - It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference
抗生素能否起到什么作用还无法定论。 - I agreed with their first choice but the second choice was slightly more debatable.
我同意他们的第一选择，但第二个则稍微有点问题。 - But its effectiveness is debatable.
但该工具的有效性值得商榷。 - However, exactly what constitutes an "item" is debatable.
然而，一个单元的确切的构成仍然是有争议的。