
好词典
源自拉丁语 'refutare',由 re-(反向)和 futare(击打)组成,原意为‘击退’,16世纪进入英语后演变为‘驳斥’的含义。
❶ 通过提供证据或论据来证明某个说法、观点或理论是错误的,常用于正式辩论或学术讨论中。
“The scientist refuted the theory with solid experimental data.”
(科学家用可靠的实验数据驳斥了这一理论。)
“She refuted his accusations point by point during the meeting.”
(她在会议上逐条反驳了他的指控。)
refute a claim — 通过提供证据或论证来否定某个主张或声明,常用于法律或学术场景。
“The research team published a paper to refute the claim about climate change.”
(研究团队发表论文来反驳关于气候变化的说法。)