Word · Frequency #23072
refutation
反驳；辩驳
refutation
- 1.
An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
反驳；驳斥
- 2.
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
对针对自身主张的攻击进行回应的言语行为
- 3.
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
有助于证实某事为假的任何证据
- 4.
the act of determining that something is false
判定某事为假的行为
反驳；驳斥；对针对自身主张的攻击进行回应的言语行为；有助于证实某事为假的任何证据；判定某事为假的行为；反驳
In use
Her refutation of the rumor was clear and convincing.
The scientist published a detailed refutation of the flawed theory.
His careful refutations of every argument impressed the audience.
his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
a refutation of sth
常用搭配，后接被反驳的对象，如观点、理论或指控。
The article is a detailed refutation of the theory.
这篇文章是对该理论的详细反驳。
offer/provide a refutation
offer 或 provide 表示“提出、给出”反驳，也可用 give。
The professor provided a clear refutation of the argument.
教授对该论点作出了明确的反驳。
Connections
Collocations
- in refutation of
- 为反驳…；用以驳斥…
- He cited several studies in refutation of the popular theory.他引用了几项研究来驳斥这一流行理论。
- refutation of an argument
- 对论点的反驳
- Her refutation of the argument was concise and persuasive.她对这个论点的反驳简洁而有说服力。
- provide a refutation
- 提出反驳
- The author provides a refutation of each objection in the final chapter.作者在最后一章对每项反对意见都提出了反驳。
- detailed refutation
- 详细的反驳
- The report included a detailed refutation of the allegations.报告包含对指控的详细反驳。
- devastating refutation
- 毁灭性的驳斥
- His devastating refutation left the audience speechless.他那毁灭性的驳斥令听众哑口无言。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：法庭辩论中，律师拿出证据反驳对方，这个动作就叫 refutation。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、法律辩论、正式演讲 refutation 通常用于正式语境，如学术论文、法律辩论或正式演讲，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读元音都是 /eɪ/，后面跟着 /ʃən/，因此与 refutation 押韵（如 reputation、explanation）。注意 refute /rɪˈfjuːt/ 拼写相近，但发音不同，并不押韵。
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.