Word · Frequency #25787
impugn
质疑;抨击;怀疑
核心释义
正式用语,指公开质疑或抨击他人的观点、动机或行为。
to attack or question the truth, validity, or motives of something; to cast doubt on it
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口头攻击,尤指反对某种观点、动机或行为;质疑其真实性或有效性;使产生怀疑。
To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.
口头攻击,尤指反对某种观点、动机或行为;质疑其真实性或有效性;使产生怀疑。;责难;抨击;攻击;[法] 驳斥;指责
用法In use
She impugned her colleague's motives during the team meeting, which made everyone uncomfortable.
用法提示:impugn 在此为及物动词,用过去式 impugned,表示“质疑(某人的动机)”。
The article impugns the company's safety record by listing several past accidents.
用法提示:impugn 为动词第三人称单数形式 impugns,表示“质疑、抨击”。
By impugning the teacher's fairness, the student made the whole class doubt the grading.
用法提示:impugning 是 impugn 的现在分词,构成介词短语表示方式,意为“通过质疑”。
impugn sth
The lawyer impugned the witness's testimony.
律师质疑证人的证词。
impugn sb's motives/character
常与 motive、integrity、honesty 等表示品性或意图的名词搭配。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- impugn someone's motives
- 质疑某人的动机
- The lawyer tried to impugn the witness's motives.律师试图质疑证人的动机。
- impugn someone's integrity
- 诋毁某人的正直
- He felt his reputation was attacked when they impugned his integrity.当他们诋毁他的正直时,他感到自己的名誉受到了攻击。
- impugn the validity of something
- 质疑某事的有效性
- The report impugns the validity of the study's conclusions.该报告质疑了研究结论的有效性。
- impugn someone's character
- 抨击某人的人格
- She refused to impugn his character in the debate.她拒绝在辩论中抨击他的人格。
- impugn the evidence
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把对方观点当作沙袋,上去一顿拳打脚踢般地质疑抨击——impugn 就是这种猛烈攻击。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、legal argument、academic debate impugn 是较正式的动词,通常用于书面语,多出现在法律、学术或公开辩论等场合,表示质疑或抨击观点、动机等;日常口语中比较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音以第二音节为重音,含 /pjuːn/。immune /ɪˈmjuːn/、tune /tjuːn/(英式)、dune /djuːn/(英式)与 impugn 押韵(都含 /juːn/);注意美式英语中 tune 和 dune 常读作 /tuːn/、/duːn/,不再押韵。impute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ 拼写与发音都接近 impugn,但结尾是 /t/;sign 和 pugnacious 是容易混淆的形近词:sign 中 g 不发音(/saɪn/),pugnacious 中 g 读 /g/,两者都与 impugn 不同。
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