moot point 悬而未决的事；有争议的问题；无考虑意义的事情；多此一举的问题
例句：To many of the family members of the victims the question of his rehabilitation is a moot point.moot point悬而未决的事；有争议的问题；无考虑意义的事情
moot
moot / muːt /
adjective
(NAmE) unlikely to happen and therefore not worth considering
(因不大可能发生而)无考虑意义的:
He argued that the issue had become moot since the board had changed its policy.
他争辩说这项议题已变得毫无实际意义,因为董事会已经改变了政策。
IDIOMS
▪ a moot 'point / 'question
(BrE, NAmE)
a matter about which there may be disagreement or confusion
悬而未决的事；有争议的问题
verb
(formal)to suggest an idea for people to discuss
SYN propose , put forward
提出…供讨论
mootmoot¹ / mut ; muːt /
◙adj
1. a moot point / question,something that has not yet been decided or agreed, and about which people have different opinions
• 争论未决的论点/问题:
»Whether these controls will really reduce violent crime is a moot point.
这些控制措施能否真的减少暴力犯罪是一个尚有争议的问题。
2. a situation or possible action that is moot is no longer likely to happen or exist
• 〔某情况或可能的行动〕不再会发生的，不再会存在的:
»The fear that airstrikes could endanger troops is moot now that the army is withdrawing.
军队在撤退，所以空袭可能危及部队安全这种担心也不会再有了。moot²
◙verb
1. be mooted,to be suggested for people to consider
• 被提出供考虑:
»The question of changing the membership rules was mooted at the last meeting.
修改会员章程的问题在上一次会议上提出来了。
moot
I
/ˈmuːt/ adj
1 : not certain : argued about but not possible for people to prove
He says that they should have foreseen the accident, but that point is moot. [=debatable]
2 US : not worth talking about : no longer important or worth discussing
The court ruled that the issue is now moot because the people involved in the dispute have died.
I think they were wrong, but the point is moot. Their decision has been made and it can't be changed now.
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II
verb , moots, moot•ed, moot•ing [+ obj]
formal : to introduce (an idea, subject, etc.) for discussion
— usually used as (be) mooted
The idea has been mooted in Congress, and it should be a topic of discussion for some time.
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