deniability

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /dɪˌnaɪ(j)əˈbɪlɪti/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The condition of being deniable. uncountable
    — No longer is plausible deniability acceptable, either for boards or for management. Corporate and nonprofit boards alike are expected to know of problems that are brewing deep within their organizations.
  2. The extent to which something is deniable. countable
    — These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰

词形变化

deniabilities plural

词汇关系

衍生词
plausible deniability undeniability

词源

Etymology tree
English deny
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin -abilitas
Middle French -abletébor.
Middle English -ablete
English -ability
English deniability
From deny + -ability.
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