moot
verb [ T ] formal uk/muːt/ us/muːt/
提出…供讨论
to suggest something for discussion
The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s. 早在19世纪40年代，这个观点就首次被提出进行讨论了。
His name was mooted as a possible successor. 作为可能的接班人，他的名字被提出讨论。
moot
adjective uk/muːt/ us/muːt/
(QUESTION)
有讨论余地的;未决的
often discussed or argued about but having no definite answer
It's a moot point whether building more roads reduces traffic congestion. 修建更多的路是否可以减少交通堵塞是个争论未决的问题。
不重要的；不相关的（因而不值得讨论）
not important or not relevant, therefore not worth discussing
We don't have enough money to go, so it's all moot anyway. 我们没有钱去，所有一切都不需要谈了。
(IN LAW)
law mainly US specialized（法律上）无实际意义的
If a legal question is moot, it does not need to be dealt with, because something has happened that solves the issue.
The court's decision became moot when the defendant was found dead. 因为被告死了，法庭的判决已无实际意义。
law mainly US specialized想象的，假设的（因而在法律上没有重要性）
imagined or invented as an example, and so without any legal importance
a moot case 模拟案例
moot
noun [ C ] law specialized uk/muːt/ us/muːt/
（法学院学生的）模拟审判，模拟案件讨论
a trial or discussion dealing with an imaginary legal case, performed by students in exactly the same way as a real case, as part of their legal training
a moot court 模拟法庭