arguable

英 [ˈɑːɡjuəbl] 美 [ˈɑːrɡjuəbl]

adj.  可论证的; 有论据的; 无把握的; 可疑的

法律

BNC.15202 / COCA.23955



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 可论证的;有论据的
    that you can give good reasons for
    1. It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing.
      过分详细反而使人糊涂的说法是有道理的。
  2. 无把握的;可疑的
    not certain; that you do not accept without question
    1. It is arguable whether the case should have ever gone to trial (= perhaps it should not have) .
      这个案件原本是否应该审判还是个问题。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 可证实的;可论证的
    If you say that it is arguable that something is true, you believe that it can be supported by evidence and that many people would agree with it.
    1. It is arguable that this was not as grave a handicap as it might appear...
      有证据表明,这种残障不如看起来那么严重。
    2. The judges said there was at least a good arguable case of negligence to answer.
      法官们说至少有一个证据确凿的渎职案可作答辩。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 不确定的;无把握的;有疑问的
    An idea, point, or comment that is arguable is not obviously true or correct and should be questioned.
    1. It is arguable whether he ever had much control over the real economic power...
      他是否掌控过真正的经济大权还有待证实。
    2. He said that her remarks disgusted every practising Christian. That claim is arguable.
      他说她的言论让每个虔诚的基督教信徒感到厌恶。这种说法存在疑问。

双语例句

  1. It is arguable that this was not as grave a handicap as it might appear
    有证据表明,这种残障不如看起来那么严重。
  2. The judges said there was at least a good arguable case of negligence to answer.
    法官们说至少有一个证据确凿的渎职案可作答辩。
  3. It is arguable whether he ever had much control over the real economic power
    他是否掌控过真正的经济大权还有待证实。
  4. He said that her remarks disgusted every practising Christian. That claim is arguable.
    他说她的言论让每个虔诚的基督教信徒感到厌恶。这种说法存在疑问。
  5. It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under
    还不能确定反叛者是否会投降。
  6. It's arguable that the government has no right to interfere in this matter.
    说政府无权干预这一事件是有论据的。
  7. That said, it's arguable whether the UI is more maintainable now that it lacks linguistic context, and significant portions of the HTML remain embedded in the PHP code.
    也就是说,UI现在是否更具有可维护性是有疑义的,因为它缺少语言环境,并且HTML的绝大部分仍嵌入在PHP代码中。
  8. It is, however, arguable that this burden is less than the performance gained by transferring about half as much data across the wire.
    然而,这个负担是否比因通过数据线传送一半左右的数据而获得的性能小,还存在争议。
  9. It's arguable whether the canary-based approach or the non-executable stack based approach is better; they both have their strengths.
    可以证明,不管是基于探测仪的方法更好,还是基于非可执行堆栈的方法更好,它们都具有各自的优点。
  10. Therefore, the legitimation of these regulations becomes an arguable issue.
    因此这些管制的合法化就变成了争论的议题。
  11. It is arguable that retired football players become good managers.
    退役足球运动员能否成为好教练是有争议的。
  12. Scientists have produced an arguable theory about the cause of the disease.
    对于这种疾病的起因,科学家们提出了一种言之有据的理论。
  13. There are gaps in our knowledge and some conclusions are arguable.
    我们的知识还有欠缺之处,有些结论也有争议。
  14. So I don't think you can say that Mesopotamian civilisation is the'oldest living civilisation ', though it is arguable it may have been the first to arise.
    所以我不认为你能够说美索不达米亚文明是“现存最古老的文明”,尽管有争论认为它有可能是最早诞生的文明。
  15. It is arguable that we will be just as efficient with fewer staff.
    我们的职员少一些也能发挥同样效率,这是言之成理的。
  16. Finally, the causality between trust and anxiety can be arguable.
    终于,因果关系在信任和忧虑之间能是可争论的。
  17. Both are wider and thus arguable more useful, but both are about6x more expensive.
    这两个镜头广角更大所以可能更有用,但是都贵6倍左右。
  18. Three arguable points of law.
    三条法律上可以论证的要点。
  19. Indeed, it is arguable that we have already reached the upper limit of the large single-system software environment.
    事实上,我们已经触及最大单系统软件环境的上限,这个观点是有争议的。
  20. It is arguable that the government has no right to interfere in this matter. At any rate, Catherine, destitute of cash and friends, cannot disturb his possession.
    政府无权干预这个事件是有争议的。毕竟,凯瑟琳无钱无势,是不能干预他的产权的。
  21. Administration and Administrative Law both are basic and academically arguable concepts.
    行政与行政法是行政法学上两个最具基础性的,同时也是存在一定学术争议的概念范畴。
  22. Whether he was right or not is arguable.
    他是对是错尚无定论。
  23. It's arguable as to whether they have brought more goodness or badness to the world.
    至于它们给世界带来了更多的善还是更多的恶,这个问题还有待争论。
  24. It's arguable whether the plan is actually worthwhile.
    这个计划是否真有价值值得商榷。
  25. As this was an interlocutory application, the court only had to find a good arguable case.
    由于这是一个非正式申请,法院只能裁定其为存在良好争议的法律观点。
  26. Even when the issue of agency jurisdiction is arguable or unclear, the court is likely to perceive several reasons to let the investigation go forward.
    即使行政机关管辖权问题是可争辩的或并不清楚,法院也可能列出若干理由让调查进行下去。
  27. The only arguable plea for capital punishment is the right of society to retribution in this world with the prospect.
    可为死刑申辩的唯一辩词在于:由于来世可以重生,社会有权在今世报应。
  28. It is arguable that the majority of university students fall into this category.
    关于这类人是否是学生中的主流存在争议。
  29. The book makes some arguable points.
    这本书里有些值得商榷的地方。
  30. At7,604 yards, The Wolf is Nevada's longest course, and arguable Las Vegas'most difficult track.
    在7604码,狼是内华达州最长的时候,有待商榷拉斯维加斯的最艰难的轨道。

同义词辨析

  uncertain ambiguous arguable equivocal indefinite vague【导航词义:不确定的】

  uncertain adj. 不确定的;难预料的

〔辨析〕指人对某事没有把握的,此时通常作表语;也指某事不明确的。

〔例证〕
I am uncertain when he will come.
我不清楚他什么时候来。
He was uncertain about whether to buy the jacket.
他拿不定主意要不要买那件夹克。
It is uncertain whether she will win first place.
她是否会取得第一名还不太清楚。
His uncertain temper made him have few friends.
他的脾气令人捉摸不透,因而没什么朋友。

  ambiguous adj. 模棱两可的,不明确的

〔辨析〕尤指可以理解为两种或更多意思,因而含糊不清、不明确的。

〔例证〕
The minister's answer was highly ambiguous.
该部长的回答十分模棱两可。
Her role in the incident was ambiguous.
她在那次事件中的角色并不明确。

  arguable adj. 无把握的,有疑问的

〔辨析〕指不确定某事是否为真实的或准确的。

〔例证〕
Whether or not he can be elected (as) mayor is arguable.
他是否能被选为市长有待商榷。
It is arguable whether the meeting should have been delayed.
这个会议原本是否应该推迟还是个问题。

  equivocal adj. 模棱两可的,含糊的

〔辨析〕指所给的信息、意见、答复等故意含糊其词的。

〔例证〕
He was rather equivocal about his working experiences.
他谈到他的工作经历时有点含糊其词。
The answers given by the minister were always equivocal.
那位部长的回答总是模棱两可。

  indefinite adj. 模糊不清的,不明确的

〔辨析〕指不确定的、不清楚的或没有明确定义或限定的。

〔例证〕
an indefinite number of people
不确定的人数
These terminologies are so indefinite that they are confusing.
这些专门用语很不明确,令人费解。

  vague adj. 含糊的,不清楚的,不明确的

〔辨析〕指提供的信息不够详细或表达的意思不够明确的,也指记忆等不清晰的。

〔例证〕
The mayor gave only a vague outline of his employment plan.
市长只是含糊地大致说了一下他的劳动力就业计划。
The two students were vague about why they had been late.
对于为什么迟到,这两名学生含糊其词。
He had a vague recollection that he had put the key in the drawer.
他隐约记得自己把钥匙放在抽屉里了。

英英释义

adj

  1. open to argument or debate
    1. that is a moot question

    Synonym:    debatabledisputablemoot

  2. capable of being supported by argument