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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's debatable since we have several other excellent students as good as Kelly.
  这种说法大有问题，因为我们还有好几位跟凯利一样优秀的学生。
• These are reasonable, if debatable, observations, however lacking in originality or particular insight.
  如果说这些言论尚存争议，但都还是言之成理的，不管它们是多么缺乏新意或独到的见解。
• 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 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 there is a competition between the OSCE and NATO.
  欧安组织与北约之间是否存在竞争关系，各有不同看法。
• The truth of this statement is debatable.
  这种说法的真实性可以争论。
• 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。