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

• 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。
• 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。
• It's debatable whether or not the reforms have improved conditions.
  改革是否改善了现状，这问题仍有争议。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is a highly debatable point.
  这是个争议很大的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But it is debatable whether the BRICs have anything more in common than their size and economic potential.
  但是，金砖四国除了规模和经济潜力之外，是否还有其它共同点，存在争议。