Well, debates do mean something. They're not determinative, but debates have consequences.

嗯，实有一些意义。虽然不是决定性，不过会得出结果。

The lawsuit said Yale uses race as a " determinative factor" in hundreds of admissions decisions each year.

该诉讼称，耶鲁大每年在数百项招生决定中都将种族作为" 决定性因素" 。

In a swift transition that will prove to be determinative for the entire subsequent argument of the Republic, especially Book X, Socrates switches from the content of stories to their form or style (lexis) (392c).

苏格拉底迅速过渡， 对共和国后续证，特别是第十卷， 具有决定性意义， 苏格拉底从故事内容转向故事形式或风格（词汇）（392c）。