He did not want to enter into a semantic debate.是什么意思？

He did not want to enter into a semantic debate.

他不想就语义进行争辩。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

did

v. 做( do的过去式)，干，学习，研究；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

want

v. 想要，希望，打算，需要…在场；n. 需要的东西，缺少，贫穷；

例句
I want to be honest, honest above everything else.
我想要做到诚实，一切以诚实为上。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

enter

vt.& vi. 进入，开始，参加，登记；

例句
Two men answering the description of the suspects tried to enter Switzerland...
与描述的疑犯样子相符的两名男子试图进入瑞士。

into

prep. （表示方向）进入…中，（表示所属）输入，（表示状态）进入…状态，（表示时间）持续到；

例句
By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies...
到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。

semantic

adj. <语>语义的，语义学的；

例句
English apposition has various forms with various semantic relations and various pragmatic functions.
英语同位语有多种表现形式,体现出多种语义关系和语用功能.

debate

n. 讨论，辩论，争论，辩论；vt.& vi. 辩论，仔细考虑，思考，盘算；

例句
A full-scale debate is under way on what ails the industry.
关于工业为何陷入困境正在展开一场全面的讨论。