debunk
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /diːˈbʌŋk/|/diːˈbʊŋk/
美 /dɪˈbʌŋk/|/ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/|/dɪˈbɐŋk/
英文释义
名词 n.
- A debunking; the act by which something is debunked.
动词 v.
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To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
— The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.
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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