debatable

英 [dɪˈbeɪtəbl]

美 [dɪˈbeɪtəbl]

adj.  可争辩的; 有争议的

TOEFL

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
  1. a debatable point
     有争议的观点
  2. 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。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

英英释义

adj

• capable of being disproved
  Synonym:disputable
• open to argument or debate
  1. that is a moot question
  Synonym:arguabledisputablemoot
• open to doubt or debate
  1. If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic
  Synonym:problematicproblematical

双语例句

• They say their actions have not caused unemployment, but I think that's debatable.
  他们说，他们的行为并未造成失业，但我认为这话未必正确。
• 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。
• Disclosing problems was never a debatable issue for them.
  披露的问题，决不是一个值得商榷的问题。
• 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。
• Whether this will have a significant impact on market activity is debatable.
  新规是否会对市场活动产生重大影响，还有待商榷。
• But its effectiveness is debatable.
  但该工具的有效性值得商榷。
• Their meaning, it seems, has become more, not less, debatable with the passage of time.
  随着时间的推移，这些事件的意义好像越发值得辩论，而非相反。
• 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's debatable whether the Germans are even interested joining.
  德国人甚至是否有兴趣参与是有疑问的。
• Whether the report serves more than a political need to apportion blame is debatable.
  报告除了满足分摊责任的政治需求以外是否还有其他意义，还有待商榷。