
好词典
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。
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。)
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。)