English Dictionary

moot point

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

明確な解決策が見出されず、議論や討論の対象となっている問題 / 議論の余地がある点、または決して一義的な答えに到らない論題 / 本来は国民の集会などで決定されるべき事案（ただし、現代英語では形容される意見対立の問題を指す）

Whether we should expand the program is a moot point until we secure additional funding.

追加資金を確保するまでは、そのプログラムを拡大すべきかどうかは議論の余地がある問題だ。

意味（1）

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.

Exactly which of the songs on Small Change originated in London is a moot point.

意味（2）

An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such discussion may be useful for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue.

Until we rebuild downtown, whether we build more parking spaces is a moot point.

moot points （ plural ）