第9题: [单项选择]Legal theory has long been bedeviled by a ______ debate between positivists and natural lawyers. A. stern B. stirring C. stiff D. sterile 参考答案:D 答案解析:该题中sterile意思是“没有结果的”,法律理论长期以来被困扰着,因为实证主义者和自然律师之间的争论没有任何成效;stern意思是“严肃的”;stirring意思是“搅动的”;stiff意思是“僵化