debate

• vt. 辯論，爭論，討論
• vi. 辯論，爭論，討論
• n. 辯論；辯論會

de-, 加強。-bat, 擊打，詞源同beat, batter. 引申義交鋒，爭辯。

debate (v.)

late 14c., "to quarrel, dispute," also "discuss, deliberate upon the pros and cons of," from Old French debatre (13c., Modern French débattre), originally "to fight," from de- "down, completely" (see de-) + batre "to beat" (see battery). Related: Debated; debating.

debate (n.)

early 14c., "a quarrel, dispute, disagreement," from Old French debat; see debate (v.). Sense of "a formal dispute, a debating contest" is perhaps from early 15c.

1. There needs to be a properly informed public debate.

有必要讓公眾在充分知情的狀況下展開辯論。

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2. His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate.

他的話必將為爭論推波助瀾。

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3. A full-scale debate is under way on what ails the industry.

關於工業為何陷入困境正在展開一場全麵的討論。

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4. There is a debate about his fitness for the highest office.

針對他是否能勝任最高職務展開了爭論。

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5. To add spice to the debate, they disagreed about method and ideology.

他們在方法和觀念上都持不同意見，這使辯論精彩了很多。

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