单词 | debatable |
释义 | debatable (dɪbeɪtəbəl ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain. Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable. It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference. Whether this product can lift wrinkles is a debatable point. Synonyms: doubtful, uncertain, dubious, controversial Collocations: highly debatable The elements he chooses to quantify are highly debatable. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) But the number of forced marriages which it deterred was highly debatable. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Of course such action is always highly debatable and often used as a pretext for something much more sinister. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Secondly, many of his other claims are highly debatable. The Sun (2009) It is also highly debatable whether worker ownership is in the worker's own financial interest. MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974) Translations: Chinese: 有争议的 Japanese: 疑問の余地のある |
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