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disprove sth
及物动词，直接接名词或名词短语。
The new evidence disproves his theory.
新证据证明他的理论是错误的。
反驳；驳斥；证明…不实
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反驳；驳斥；证明…不实
to prove that something is false or wrong; to refute
The new evidence disproves his theory.
新证据证明他的理论是错误的。
证明虚假或错误；驳斥；反驳。
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
disprove
Base
原形
disproves
3rd person
第三人称单数
disproving
-ing
现在分词
disproved
Past
过去式
disproved
Past participle
过去分词
She disproves the theory every time she presents new evidence.
她每次提出新证据时都驳斥了这个理论。
The experiment disproved the hypothesis.
实验否定了这个假设。
Recent studies have disproved that claim.
最近的研究已经推翻了那个说法。
The new evidence disproved the suspect's alibi.
新证据推翻了嫌疑人的不在场证明。
Scientists are trying to disprove the old theory with experiments.
科学家正试图通过实验推翻旧理论。
Her research disproves the common belief that sugar makes children hyperactive.
她的研究反驳了糖会使儿童过度活跃的普遍看法。
及物动词，直接接名词或名词短语。
The new evidence disproves his theory.
新证据证明他的理论是错误的。
后接that引导的宾语从句。
They disproved that the claim was valid.
他们证明了该主张不成立。
被动语态，强调被某种方式或证据推翻。
The hypothesis was disproved by subsequent experiments.
该假设被后续实验推翻。
Not this
The experiment disapproved the hypothesis.
Use this
The experiment disproved the hypothesis.
误将'disprove'（证明……是错的）与'disapprove'（不赞成）混淆，导致意思完全改变。'disprove'为及物动词，直接接宾语，表示反驳或证明错误。
Not this
He tried to disprove against the theory.
Use this
He tried to disprove the theory.
'disprove'是及物动词，直接带宾语，不需要介词'against'。添加介词是受中文'反驳'常搭配'反对'影响，但英语中无此用法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
推翻一个理论；证明某理论不成立
New evidence may disprove the theory that the cave was used for rituals.
新证据可能会推翻这个洞穴用于仪式的理论。
驳斥某种说法；证明某种说法不实
The researchers were able to disprove the claim that the drug was harmless.
研究人员得以驳斥该药物无害的说法。
证明假设不成立
One experiment can disprove a hypothesis, but many are needed to confirm it.
一次实验就能证明某个假设不成立，但要证实它却需要许多次实验。
证明某个设想是错误的
Her work disproved the common assumption that women could not succeed in mathematics.
她的工作证明了女性不可能在数学上取得成功的普遍设想是错误的。
破除一个错误观念；打破一个神话
The study disproves the myth that eating carrots improves night vision.
这项研究破除了吃胡萝卜能改善夜视能力的错误观念。
证明指控不实
The defense lawyer tried to disprove the allegations against his client.
辩护律师试图证明针对其委托人的指控不实。
罗素在《有没有上帝？》中提出的“罗素的茶壶”思想实验：如果我说，在火星和地球之间有一个绕太阳公转的瓷茶壶，而且它小到连最强望远镜也看不到，那么没人能证明我这话是错的。这个比喻说明，一个主张无法被证伪并不能证明它是对的。
These results don't disprove the theory, but they suggest it needs revision.
这些结果并没有推翻这个理论，但表明它需要修正。
Use disprove naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
dis（相反）+ prove（证明）：证明相反的一面，即证明…不实、驳斥。记住：prove是立，disprove是破。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、scientific debate、formal argument disprove 属于较正式用词，多用于学术、科学或辩论等需要严谨论证的场合；在日常口语中表达“证明…不实”时，不如 prove wrong 常用。
及物动词，后接名词或that从句
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