gainsay
英 [ge?n'se?]
美[,ɡen'se]
- vt. 反駁；否定
- n. 否認(rèn)；反對(duì)
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?gainsays;過(guò)去式:?gainsaid;過(guò)去分詞:?gainsaid;現(xiàn)在分詞:?gainsaying;
助記提示
1、against + say.
中文詞源
gainsay 否認(rèn)
gain, 相反，來(lái)自again的原義，同against.
英文詞源
- gainsay (v.)
- "contradict, deny, dispute," c. 1300, literally "say against," from gain- (Old English gegn- "against;" see again) + say (v.). In Middle English it translates Latin contradicere. "Solitary survival of a once common prefix" [Weekley]. It also figured in such now-obsolete compounds as gain-taking "taking back again," gainclap "a counterstroke," gainbuy "redeem," Gaincoming "Second Advent," and gainstand "to oppose." Related: Gainsaid; gainsaying.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Nobody can gainsay his claims.
- 沒(méi)人能夠反駁他的說(shuō)法。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. However much people have criticised her style and some of her policies no one will gainsay her courage.
- 無(wú)論人們?nèi)绾螐?qiáng)烈地批評(píng)她的處事風(fēng)格和某些政策，她的勇氣卻無(wú)人能夠否認(rèn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The practical and pragmatic gainsay the Utopian and transcendental.
- 實(shí)際的和實(shí)用的,否定了空想的和先驗(yàn)的東西.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. Beyond gainsay it is a genuine Rembrandt.
- 無(wú)可否認(rèn)地,那是真的倫布蘭特(的畫(huà)).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. She is a fine woman - that nobody can gainsay.
- 她是個(gè)好女人 - 無(wú)人能否認(rèn).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)