名詞 moot:

1. a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

動(dòng)詞 moot:

1. think about carefully; weigh
   同義詞：consider, debate, turn over, deliberate

形容詞 moot:

1. of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
2. open to argument or debate
   同義詞：arguable, debatable, disputable

1. It's a moot point whether men or women are better drivers.
   男女司機(jī)孰優(yōu)孰劣尚有爭(zhēng)論。
2. The question was first mooted many years ago.
   這個(gè)問(wèn)題是許多年前就提出的。

moot

n.（名詞）
Law A hypothetical case argued by law students as an exercise.
【法律】 案例；假設(shè)案：被法律系學(xué)生用作練習(xí)辯論的假定案件
An ancient English meeting, especially a representative meeting of the freemen of a shire.
（古英國(guó)的）會(huì)議：古代英國(guó)的會(huì)議，尤指州郡中自由民的代表會(huì)議
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
moot.ed,moot.ing,moots

To bring up as a subject for discussion or debate.
提出…作為議案：提出議題以供討論或辯論
To discuss or debate.See Synonyms at broach
討論，辯論參見 broach
Law To plead or argue (a case) in a moot court.
【法律】 辯論，答辯：在假設(shè)法庭上辯論或討論（一個(gè)案件）
adj.（形容詞）
Subject to debate; arguable:
有待討論的；可辯論的：
例句：
a moot question.
有待討論的問(wèn)題

Law Without legal significance, through having been previously decided or settled.
【法律】 不具合法意義的：沒(méi)有法律上的重要性，通過(guò)先例決定的或解決的
Of no practical importance; irrelevant.
沒(méi)有實(shí)際重要性的；不相關(guān)的

來(lái)源：
Middle English [meeting]
中古英語(yǔ) [會(huì)議]
from Old English môt, gemôt
源自 古英語(yǔ) môt, gemôt

【引伸】
moot.ness
n.（名詞）
As an adjectivemoot has come to be widely used to mean .no longer important, irrelevant,. as inIt`s a purely moot question which corporation you make your rent check out to;
作為一個(gè)形容詞，moot 已逐步廣泛用來(lái)表示.不再重要的，不相關(guān)的.， 如在你將租金付給哪一個(gè)公司并是一個(gè)很不重要的問(wèn)題；
例句：
Brown will get the money in either case.
不管以那種方式，布朗都能賺錢。

This usage may be originally the result of a misinterpretation of its legal sense in phrasessuch asa moot question. A number of critics have objected to this use,but it was accepted by 59 percent of the Usage Panelin the sentenceThe nominee himself chastised the White House for failing to do more to support him, but his concerns became moot when a number of Republicans announced that they, too, would oppose the nomination.
起初這種用法可能是它在法律意義誤釋的結(jié)果，如在短語(yǔ)一個(gè)不重要的問(wèn)題 中， 許多評(píng)論家反對(duì)這一用法，可是它被用法小組59%的成員所接受，并出現(xiàn)于被提名者本人強(qiáng)烈譴責(zé)白宮沒(méi)能更多地支持他， 但是當(dāng)一些共和黨人宣稱他也將反對(duì)此次提名時(shí)，他就變得不那么重要了一句中