gainsay
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?ɡe?n?se?]
- 美式音標(biāo) [ɡen?se, ?ɡen?se]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) [ɡein'sei]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt. 反駁；否定
- n. 否認(rèn)；反對(duì)
詞根記憶
- gain(=against反) + say(說(shuō))→反著說(shuō)→否認(rèn)
英漢例句
- Nobody can gainsay his claims.
沒(méi)人能夠反駁他的說(shuō)法。 - The practical and pragmatic gainsay the Utopian and transcendental.
實(shí)際的和實(shí)用的,否定了空想的和先驗(yàn)的東西. - Beyond gainsay it is a genuine Rembrandt.
無(wú)可否認(rèn)地,那是真的倫布蘭特(的畫(huà)). - Nobody can gainsay his claims.
沒(méi)人能夠反駁他的說(shuō)法。 - However much people have criticised her style and some of her policies no one will gainsay her courage.
無(wú)論人們?nèi)绾螐?qiáng)烈地批評(píng)她的處事風(fēng)格和某些政策，她的勇氣卻無(wú)人能夠否認(rèn)。
英英字典
- to refuse to accept something as the truth
- If there is no gainsaying something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it.