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

嗯，辩论确实有一些意义。虽然不是决定性的，不过辩论会得出结果。

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

该诉，鲁大每年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， 对共和国的整个后续论证，特别是第十卷， 具有决定性意义， 苏格拉底从故事的内容转向故事的形式或风格（词汇）（392c）。