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repudiate

UK //rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt//US //rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'repudiare'(拒绝、抛弃),由 re-(反向)和 pudium(羞耻)组成,16世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 公开拒绝接受或否认某事物,通常指与之前支持或承认的事物划清界限,带有强烈的否定态度。

“The government repudiated the claims made by the opposition party.”

(政府公开驳斥了反对党提出的指控。)

“He repudiated his earlier statement during the press conference.”

(他在记者会上否认了先前的声明。)

同义词:reject, deny, disavow, renounce, disclaim

常见短语

repudiate a debt — 拒绝偿还债务,通常指国家或机构正式宣布不承认某项债务的合法性。

“The new regime repudiated the debts incurred by the previous dictatorship.”

(新政权拒绝偿还前独裁政府欠下的债务。)