debatable
英 [dɪˈbeɪ.tə.bəl]
美 [dɪˈbeɪ.t̬ə.bəl]
记忆“debatable”的方法是将它分解为“debate”和“able”。想象一场辩论(debate)正在进行,各方观点(able)都有争议,无法达成一致,因此问题或观点是“可辩论的”(debatable)。这种方法通过联想已有的单词“debate”来帮助记忆新的复合词“debatable”。
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- debatable (adj.)
- 1530s (late 15c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French debatable (Modern French débattable), from debatre (see debate (v.)). Earliest references were to lands claimed by two nations; general sense is from 1580s.
- 1. 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。
- 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。
- 3. This is a highly debatable point.
- 这是个爭议很大的问题.
- 4. 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。
- 5. 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。