debunk

名词 n. 动词 v.
/diːˈbʌŋk/|/diːˈbʊŋk/    /dɪˈbʌŋk/|/ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/|/dɪˈbɐŋk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A debunking; the act by which something is debunked. informal
动词 v.
  1. To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute. transitive
    — The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.

词形变化

debunks present,singular,third-person debunking participle,present debunked participle,past debunked past debunks plural

词源

词源 1
From de- (“away”) + bunk (“nonsense”) (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923.
词源 2
From de- (“away”) + bunk (“nonsense”) (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923.
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