Word · Frequency #23397
disavowed
否认；不承认；拒绝对……承担责任
disavowed is the past of disavow.
核心释义
to refuse to acknowledge; to deny knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with something
- 1.
坚决郑重地拒绝承认；否认责任或赞同
To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
- 2.
To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.
坚决郑重地拒绝承认；否认责任或赞同；否认；否定；拒绝对...承担责任；[法] 不承认；抵赖
用法In use
He disavowed any connection to the anonymous letter.
用法提示：disavowed是disavow的过去式，直接加宾语表示否认关联。
The company disavows responsibility for damage caused by improper use.
用法提示：disavows是第三人称单数，后接responsibility，表示拒绝承担责任。
She considered disavowing the debt, but eventually repaid it.
用法提示：disavowing是动名词，作considered的宾语，表示拒绝承认债务。
disavow sth
disavow 是正式用语，直接接名词或代词作宾语。
The senator disavowed the report.
参议员否认了那份报告。
disavow responsibility for sth
表示“拒绝对某事承担责任”，后接 for 和造成责任的事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- disavow any knowledge of something
- 矢口否认知道某事
- He disavowed any knowledge of the plan.他矢口否认知道该计划。
- disavow responsibility for something
- 拒绝对某事承担责任
- The CEO disavowed responsibility for the data breach.首席执行官拒绝对数据泄露承担责任。
- disavow violence
- 否认与暴力有关；拒绝承认暴力
- The leader disavowed violence in the strongest terms.这位领导人以最强烈的措辞表示与暴力无关。
- disavow an attack
- 否认与袭击有关；否认发动袭击
- The group disavowed the attack on the embassy.该组织否认与袭击大使馆一事有关。
- disavow a statement
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆开记：dis-（不）+ avow（承认）= 不承认；想象被质问时，一句 disavow 把责任推得干干净净。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式声明、法律或政治语境、书面评论 disavow 多用于正式或书面语境，表示公开否认或拒绝对某事物承担责任；日常口语中较少见，通常会用 deny。使用时语气较严肃、正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 disavow 押韵（重读元音及之后音相同）的有 vow /vaʊ/、avow /əˈvaʊ/、allow /əˈlaʊ/、disallow /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/、bough /baʊ/、cow /kaʊ/。注意拼写相似的 view /vjuː/（如 review）并不押韵，发音不同。
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