moot
[mu:t] verb transitive formal
■to suggest something for discussion 提出…供讨论•The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s.早在19世纪40年代，这个观点就首次被提出进行讨论了。 •His name was mooted as a possible successor.作为可能的接班人，他的名字被提出讨论。
[mu:t] adjective
DISCUSSION 讨论
■often discussed or argued about and having no definite answer 有讨论余地的；未决的•It's a moot point whether building more roads reduces traffic congestion.修筑新路是否可以减少交通堵塞是个争论未决的问题。
[mu:t] adjective
LEGAL CASE 案例 mainly US legal
■having no practical use or meaning 无实际意义的•The district attorney said if McVeigh was given the death penalty and his conviction was upheld on appeal, the state prosecution would become moot.地方检查官称，如果麦克维被判死刑而且上诉后维持原判，那么提出州诉讼就没有意义了。
[mu:t] noun countable specialized
■a trial or discussion dealing with an imaginary legal case, performed by students as part of their legal training but in exactly the same way as a real one （法学院学生的）模拟审判，模拟案件讨论•a moot court模拟法庭 |