在这场不同寻常的问答辩论赛中，有一个词引起了人们的注意。
For all the offbeat questions and answers, one word stood out.
这种两边代表各执一词进行辩论的方式，其名字来自于1858年伊利诺斯州美国参议员亚伯拉罕·林肯和斯蒂芬·道格拉斯的辩论。
The style of debating where each side presents an argument gets its name from the 1858 debates in Illinois between U. S. Senate candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.
《牛津词典》团队每年都会对候选的年度词汇进行评议，然后就词汇价值展开激烈辩论，最后挑选出一个词，这个词要能反映特定年份的社会思潮、情绪或重点关切。
Every year, the Oxford Dictionaries team reviews candidates for word of the year and then debates their merits, choosing one that captures the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of that particular year.
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