Word · Frequency #14282
disprove
反驳；驳斥；证明…不实
to prove that something is false or wrong; to refute
- 1.
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
证明虚假或错误；驳斥；反驳。
证明虚假或错误；驳斥；反驳。；证明...是不对的；提出...的反证；反驳；[法] 证明...不成立；反驳
In use
The new evidence disproved the suspect's alibi.
Scientists are trying to disprove the old theory with experiments.
Her research disproves the common belief that sugar makes children hyperactive.
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。
disprove that clause
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。
be disproved by sth
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。
Verb forms
base disprove · third person disproves · -ing disproving · past disproved · past participle disproved
Common mistakes
The experiment disapproved the hypothesis.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。
He tried to disprove against the theory.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。
Connections
Collocations
- disprove a theory
- 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。
- disprove a claim
- 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。
- disprove a hypothesis
- 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。
- disprove an assumption
- 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。
- disprove a myth
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或that从句
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /uːv/ 结尾，与 disprove /dɪsˈpruːv/ 押韵：prove、approve、improve、remove、move、groove。注意不要被拼写相近的 disproof 误导，disproof 读 /ˌdɪsˈpruːf/，词尾是 /f/；而 disprove 的 -prove 读 /pruːv/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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