debatable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·bat·a·ble /dɪˈbeɪtəbəl/ AWL adjective UNCERTAINthings that are debatable are not certain because people have different opinions about them 有争议的，可争辩的 SYN arguable a debatable point 有争议的地方it is debatable whether/how etc It’s debatable whether this book is as good as her last. 这本书是否和她上一本书一样好是值得商榷的。 Whether the object was used for rituals is highly debatable. 这一物件是否曾用作礼器有很大的争议。
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debatable• How much of this is based on migration of workers from other states is debatable.• The claim that aid is the answer to Third World poverty is then highly debatable.• It is an inherently debatable and changeable idea.• Which of these are deliberate displays is sometimes debatable, but horses certainly act on them.• How such a venture was ever worthwhile is debatable for it had the disadvantage of the steep climb from the pavement.• Whether or not the government was right to arrest the protesters is an extremely debatable point.• How far is it reasonable to extrapolate these results to the non-poor is a highly debatable point.• It is debatable whether nuclear weapons actually prevent war.• It is debatable whether these alternative medical treatments actually work.debatable point• How far is it reasonable to extrapolate these results to the non-poor is a highly debatable point.• Which is the oldest of these is a debatable point, obviously Court Farm must be reckoned if my theory is correct.de·bat·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
things debatable that because are certain are Corpus not
debatable
de‧bat‧a‧ble AC /dɪˈbeɪtəbəl/
adjective
things that are debatable are not certain because people have different opinions about them
SYN arguable:
a debatable point
it is debatable whether/how etc
It’s debatable whether this book is as good as her last.
Whether the object was used for rituals is highly debatable.
▪ controversial causing a lot of disagreement and angry argument, especially in the newspapers, on television etc: Abortion is a controversial subject. | The film was highly controversial at the time.
▪contentious formal likely to cause a lot of disagreement and argument : the contentious issue of immigration | These claims are highly contentious.
▪debatable/arguable used when you think that something is not certain and that people have different opinions about it, especially in the phrase it is debatable/arguable whether: It is debatable whether this book is as good as her previous novel. | It is arguable whether these measures will reduce the overall cost. | Does the treatment work? I think that’s debatable.
▪something is a moot point used when you think that something is not certain and that people have different opinions about it - a rather formal phrase: Whether this proposal will really reduce crime is a moot point.
de‧bat‧a‧ble AC /dɪˈbeɪtəbəl/
adjectivethings that are debatable are not certain because people have different opinions about them
SYN arguable:
it is debatable whether/how etc
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