Word · Frequency #25787
impugning
质疑；抨击；怀疑
impugning is the present participle of impugn.
to attack or question the truth, validity, or motives of something; to cast doubt on it
正式用语，指公开质疑或抨击他人的观点、动机或行为。
- 1.
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。
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
In use
She impugned her colleague's motives during the team meeting, which made everyone uncomfortable.
The article impugns the company's safety record by listing several past accidents.
By impugning the teacher's fairness, the student made the whole class doubt the grading.
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。
She impugned his motives during the debate.
她在辩论中质疑他的动机。
be impugned
被动结构常用，主语是受到质疑的人或事物。
Connections
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
- 质疑证据
- The defense impugned the evidence presented by the prosecution.辩方质疑了检方提出的证据。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.