debatable

adj.

1. 可争辩的；有争议的
   not certain because people can have different ideas and opinions about the thing being discussed
   1. a debatable point
      有争议的观点
   2. It is highly debatable whether conditions have improved for low-income families.
      低收入家庭的生活状况是否已得到改善是一个颇有争议的问题。

1. ADJ-GRADED 有争议的;有疑问的;未定的
   If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
   1. Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable...
      在这种情况下我们能否留下还很难说。
   2. It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference...
      抗生素能否起到什么作用还无法定论。
   3. Whether older women miscarry more often or whether they report more miscarriages is a debatable point.
      究竟是年纪大的女性更容易流产还是她们报告了更多流产事例，这一点仍存在争议。

1. Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable
   在这种情况下我们能否留下还很难说。
2. It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference
   抗生素能否起到什么作用还无法定论。
3. Whether older women miscarry more often or whether they report more miscarriages is a debatable point.
   究竟是年纪大的女性更容易流产还是她们报告了更多流产事例，这一点仍存在争议。
4. These are reasonable, if debatable, observations, however lacking in originality or particular insight.
   如果说这些言论尚存争议，但都还是言之成理的，不管它们是多么缺乏新意或独到的见解。
5. Whether these dams are really a net positive for China and the world is debatable.
   这些水坝对中国就世界而言是否只有正面影响是有争议的。
6. However, exactly what constitutes an "item" is debatable.
   然而，一个单元的确切的构成仍然是有争议的。
7. This is a highly debatable point.
   这是个争议很大的问题。
8. The harmful effect of hot coffee is a debatable topic and people continue to take sides on this matter.
   热咖啡的有害作用是值得商榷的课题和人民继续以方对此事。
9. Now, the actual origin of this holiday is debatable and has been debated.
   目前关于这个节日的真实起源还存在争议。
10. Their meaning, it seems, has become more, not less, debatable with the passage of time.
    随着时间的推移，这些事件的意义好像越发值得辩论，而非相反。
11. Whether the report serves more than a political need to apportion blame is debatable.
    报告除了满足分摊责任的政治需求以外是否还有其他意义，还有待商榷。
12. Disclosing problems was never a debatable issue for them.
    披露的问题，决不是一个值得商榷的问题。
13. Both arguments, however, have a debatable premise in common.
    但是，双方的观点都有一个同样值得商榷的前提。
14. It's debatable whether or not the reforms have improved conditions.
    改革是否改善了现状，这问题仍有争议。
15. How much difference this is making to unemployment is debatable.
    这将为失业状况带来多少变化尚存在争议。
16. In the context of Arab societies, it is debatable if the Ottoman Empire was a colonial power.
    在社会背景下的阿拉伯国家，如果它是有争议的，奥斯曼帝国是一个殖民大国。
17. It is debatable whether there is a competition between the OSCE and NATO.
    欧安组织与北约之间是否存在竞争关系，各有不同看法。
18. They say their actions have not caused unemployment, but I think that's debatable.
    他们说，他们的行为并未造成失业，但我认为这话未必正确。
19. Whether that is sensible, given the mess the agencies have made of things lately, is debatable.
    考虑到评级机构最近制造的混乱局面，这种做法是否明智仍待商榷。
20. It is debatable whether descrimination and prejudice can ever be rooted out from this world.
    虽然这个世界不可能彻底消灭种族歧视和偏见，一世是我遇到的最没有这两样的人。
21. Unfortunately this debatable concept is now too generally accepted in the political world for such repudiation to be feasible.
    不幸的是，这个有争议的概念如今在政界受到太广泛的认可，这样批判它已经不可行了。
22. It's debatable whether the Germans are even interested joining.
    德国人甚至是否有兴趣参与是有疑问的。
23. But its effectiveness is debatable.
    但该工具的有效性值得商榷。
24. That conclusion is debatable for two principal reasons.
    这个结论是值得商榷的两个主要的原因。
25. Whether this will have a significant impact on market activity is debatable.
    新规是否会对市场活动产生重大影响，还有待商榷。
26. That's debatable since we have several other excellent students as good as Kelly.
    这种说法大有问题，因为我们还有好几位跟凯利一样优秀的学生。
27. I agreed with their first choice but the second choice was slightly more debatable.
    我同意他们的第一选择，但第二个则稍微有点问题。
28. The truth of this statement is debatable.
    这种说法的真实性可以争论。
29. This is debatable, especially depending on the shadow priest's overall gear.
    关于这个存在争论，这尤其与一名暗牧的总体装备有关。
30. But it is debatable whether the BRICs have anything more in common than their size and economic potential.
    但是，金砖四国除了规模和经济潜力之外，是否还有其它共同点，存在争议。

adj

1. capable of being disproved

   Synonym:    disputable

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

   Synonym:    arguabledisputablemoot

3. open to doubt or debate
   1. If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic

   Synonym:    problematicproblematical