moot point
An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no…An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.
» It's a moot point now anyway.
Значение
значений: 2An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.
Streitpunkt, offene Frage, fragliche Sache
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спі́рне пита́нняspírne pytánnja
An issue hardly worth debating because it is no longer practically applicable.
Until we rebuild downtown, whether we build more parking spaces is a moot point.
Who really owned that horse is a moot point now that it has run away.
Примеры
предложений: 5It's a moot point now anyway.
That's a moot point for now.
ukЦе питання наразі неактуальне. — deniko
That's a moot point.
It's a moot point.
Because our trip was cancelled, Tom and Ginny's argument about where to eat on the way became a moot point.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
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По значениям 2
Происхождение
From moot (“assembly”) + point.From moot (“assembly”) + point.
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Формы
мн. число: moot points| Ед. число | moot point |
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