debateverb詞源 1/dɪˈbeɪt/

• 1

  To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.

  • "Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual.
  • a wise council […] that did debate this business
• 2

  obsoleteTo fight.

  • Well knew they both his person, sith of late / With him in bloudie armes they rashly did debate.
  • […] wasteful Time debateth with Decay, To change your day of youth to sullied night
• 3

  obsoleteTo engage in combat for; to strive for.

  • Volunteers […] thronged to serve under his banner, and the cause of religion was debated with the same ardour in Spain as on the plains of Palestine.
• 4

  To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide

  • He was debating where he'd spend his holiday.

debatenoun詞源 2/dɪˈbeɪt/

• 1

  An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.

  • After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.
• 2

  An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.

  • The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old.
  • There was a bit of a debate over who should pay for the damaged fence.
• 3

  Discussion of opposing views.

  • There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles.
  • Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
• 4

  A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.

• 5

  obsoleteStrife, discord.