Word · Frequency #14282
disproving
反驳；驳斥；证明…不实
disproving is the present participle of disprove.
核心释义
to prove that something is false or wrong; to refute
- 1.
证明虚假或错误；驳斥；反驳。
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
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
用法In use
The new evidence disproved the suspect's alibi.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示‘证明…不成立’。
Scientists are trying to disprove the old theory with experiments.
用法提示：动词原形，后接名词短语，意为‘反驳、证伪’。
Her research disproves the common belief that sugar makes children hyperactive.
用法提示：动词第三人称单数形式，表示‘证明…是错误的’。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或that从句
发音与拼写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/。
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.