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discredit sb/sth
The scandal discredited the entire administration.
这起丑闻使整个政府蒙羞。
损害…的名誉；使丧失信誉
discredited — past of discredit
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损害…的名誉；使丧失信誉
To harm the good reputation of a person.
The scandal discredited the entire administration.
这起丑闻使整个政府蒙羞。
损害(某人)的好名声。
To harm the good reputation of (a person).
使(观点或证据)显得虚假或不可靠。
To cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable.
discredit
Base
原形
discredits
3rd person
第三人称单数
discrediting
-ing
现在分词
discredited
Past
过去式
discredited
Past participle
过去分词
She discredits any claim that lacks evidence.
她驳斥任何缺乏证据的说法。
The scandal discredited the politician completely.
那桩丑闻彻底破坏了这位政治家的声誉。
The expert has discredited that theory for years.
那位专家多年来一直否定那个理论。
常规动词，过去式及过去分词加-ed
The scientist discredited the old theory by presenting new evidence.
科学家通过提出新证据驳斥了旧理论。
Her dishonest behavior discredited her among her colleagues.
她不诚实的行为使她在同事中声誉扫地。
The lawyer tried to discredit the witness by pointing out inconsistencies.
律师试图通过指出矛盾之处来质疑证人的可信度。
The scandal discredited the entire administration.
这起丑闻使整个政府蒙羞。
His theories were discredited by later research.
他的理论后来被研究推翻了。
They tried to discredit her as a reliable witness.
他们试图诋毁她，说她不是可靠的证人。
Not this
The journalist disbelieved the witness.
Use this
The journalist discredited the witness.
discredit意为'使某人受怀疑或失去信誉'，而disbelieve意为'不相信某人'。此处需要表示记者使证人失去可信度，应用discredit。
Not this
The rumors discredited on the company.
Use this
The rumors discredited the company.
discredit是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词on。受中文'使...丢脸'影响，学习者容易误加介词。
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使理论不可信
New evidence may discredit the theory.
新证据可能使这一理论不可信。
损害某人的名声
The scandal discredited him in the eyes of the public.
这桩丑闻损害了他在公众眼中的名声。
使证据显得不可靠
The defense tried to discredit the key evidence.
辩方试图使关键证据显得不可靠。
使证人失去可信度
The lawyer discredited the witness with contradictory questions.
律师用自相矛盾的提问使证人失去了可信度。
败坏对手的名声
They spread rumors to discredit their political opponent.
他们散布谣言以败坏政治对手的名声。
我不是种族主义者，也不是偏执者，别诋毁我。
From Kendrick Lamar's 2017 hit 'HUMBLE.' (album 'DAMN.'), this lyric defends the rapper against accusations of prejudice. Here 'discredit' means to harm someone's reputation.
这句歌词出自肯德里克·拉马尔2017年的热歌《HUMBLE.》（专辑《DAMN.》），是这位说唱歌手对种族偏见指责的回应。这里的“discredit”意为损害某人的名声。
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想象一个人的信用（credit）被划掉（dis-），名誉受损，所说的话也不再可信。
语域：formal 常见场景：学术或法律论证、新闻报道、政论或公共讨论 该词多用于正式语体，常见于学术、新闻或法律等需要严谨表达的场合；口语中不常用，日常交流可考虑用 make someone look bad 或 prove something false 等更直白的说法。
discredit /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/ 与 credit /ˈkrɛdɪt/、edit /ˈɛdɪt/、accredit /əˈkrɛdɪt/ 真正押韵（重读元音及之后部分均为 /ɛdɪt/）。注意 bandit、habit、rabbit 虽然拼写也以 -it 结尾，但元音是 /æ/，发音不同，不要误认为押韵。
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