denial

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/    美 /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An assertion of untruth. countable,uncountable
    — The singer has issued a sweeping denial of all the rumors.
  2. The negation in logic. countable,uncountable
    — The denial of "There might be X" is the null, "False, there is no X."
  3. A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired. countable,uncountable
    — The denial of medical treatment to those who cannot afford to pay is scandalous.
  4. Refusal to believe that a problem exists. countable,uncountable
    — We couldn't break through his denial about being alcoholic.
  5. Refusal to admit responsibility for wrongdoing. countable,uncountable
    — Denial is the first act when the perpetrator refutes the very nature of the planned measures, explaining the steps as justified and legitimate actions to cope with the identified problem. The denial then lives on during the different stages of the genocide and is invoked continuously by the perpetrator whenever its actions are criticized or labeled as atrocities and unlawful. At the end, once the practical stages have had their course, all that remains and thrives is the denial.
  6. Negationism, denialism of historical facts or accepted interpretation. countable,uncountable
    — The sheer length of the list demonstrates the hold denial wields over states and societies, a power that may be best understood empirically by delving further into the two best-documented cases of Holocaust and Armenian [genocide] denial.
  7. A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect. countable,uncountable
    — He is in denial that he has a drinking problem.
  8. A disownment or disavowal countable,uncountable
    — The denial of Jesus by Peter.

词形变化

denials plural

词汇关系

衍生词
air denial alternative denial anti-access area denial area denial area-denial climate denial Denialgate denial is a river in Egypt denialism denial is not a river in Egypt denialist denialistic denial of pregnancy denial of service denial-of-service attack denial of services Glomar denial in denial nondenial non-denial denial nondenial denial pregnant denial redenial self-denial
相关词
denier deny

词源

Etymology tree
English deny
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English denial
From deny + -al.
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