单词 | moot |
释义 | moot moot1 —mooter, n. —mootness, n. /mooht/, adj. 1. open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: a moot point. 2. of little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic. 3. Chiefly Law. not actual; theoretical; hypothetical. v.t. 4. to present or introduce (any point, subject, project, etc.) for discussion. 5. to reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic. 6. Archaic. to argue (a case), esp. in a mock court. n. 7. an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers. 8. an argument or discussion, esp. of a hypothetical legal case. 9. Obs. a debate, argument, or discussion. [bef. 900; ME mot(e) meeting, assembly, OE gemot; c. ON mot, D gemoet meeting. See MEET1] Syn. 1. disputable, disputed, unsettled. 4. debate, dispute, discuss. Ant. 1. indisputable. 4. agree. moot2 /mooht/, n. 1. a ring gauge for checking the diameters of treenails. v.t. 2. to bring (a treenail) to the proper diameter with a moot. [1805-15; special use of dial. moot tree-stump, block of wood; c. D moot piece] |
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