refutation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɹɛf.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/    美 /ˌɹɛf.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/|/ˌɹef.jʊˈtæɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness. countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: rebuttal (see note), counterargument, counterassertion, counterclaim, denial
  2. A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions. countable,proscribed,uncountable

词形变化

refutations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonrefutation refutational refutationism refutationist self-refutation
相关词
refudiate repudiation

词源

Borrowed from Middle French refutation (compare French réfutation, Spanish refutación, Portuguese refutação, Italian refutazione) or its etymon Latin refūtātiō, from refūtō + -ātiō. By surface analysis, refute + -ation. First attested in 1536 (in sense 1).
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