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.
例文
1. There needs to be a properly informed public debate .
公衆に十分な事情を知った上で議論を展開させる必要がある。/
2.His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate .
彼の言葉は論争に拍車をかけるに違いない。
3.A full-scale debate is under way on what ails the industry.
なぜ工業が苦境に陥っているのかについて包括的な議論が展開されている。
4.There is a debate about his fitness for the highest office.
は、彼が最高職に適任かどうかをめぐって論争を繰り広げた。
5.To add spice to the debate ,they disagreed about method and ideology.