Word · Frequency #11560
repudiated
拒绝承认；否认；拒不履行
repudiated is the past of repudiate.
refuse to accept as valid or binding
- 1.
To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
拒绝...的真实性或有效性；否认。
- 2.
To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.
拒绝与...有任何关系；与...断绝关系。
- 3.
To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).
拒绝支付或履行(债务)。
- 4.
To be repudiated.
被拒绝；被否认。
拒付；赖账；驳斥；否定；不承认；拒绝...的真实性或有效性；否认。；拒绝与...有任何关系；与...断绝关系。；拒绝支付或履行(债务)。
In use
She repudiated the accusation that she had copied the report.
The company repudiates any claim that its products are unsafe.
He repudiated the rumor by showing his original certificate.
repudiate sth
sth 常指债务、合同、协议等，表示公开拒绝承认或履行。
The government repudiated the treaty signed by the previous regime.
政府拒绝履行前政权签署的条约。
repudiate the claim that ...
that 后接完整从句，用于否认或驳斥某种说法。
She repudiated the claim that she had leaked the report.
她驳斥了有关她泄露报告的说法。
repudiate responsibility for sth
repudiate 强调公开、正式地拒绝，语气比 refuse 更强烈。
Connections
Collocations
- repudiate a debt
- 拒付债务；赖账
- The company repudiated its debt, causing outrage among creditors.该公司拒付债务，引起债权人的愤慨。
- repudiate a contract
- 拒绝履行合同
- He repudiated the contract after discovering the fraud.他在发现欺诈后拒绝履行合同。
- repudiate violence
- 谴责暴力；摒弃暴力
- The party publicly repudiated violence as a political tool.该党公开谴责将暴力作为政治工具。
- repudiate an allegation
- 否认指控
- He repudiated the allegation as completely false.他否认这一指控，称其完全虚假。
- repudiate a theory
- 驳斥理论
- Modern scientists repudiated the theory after new evidence.新证据出现后，现代科学家驳斥了这一理论。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
结尾的 iate 像 ate(吃)：想象有人吃了饭却拒不付钱、拒不承认——这就是 repudiate。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents and contracts、formal political statements、academic writing、financial and debt contexts repudiate 是偏正式（书面）的动词，多用于法律、政治、学术或金融等正式场合，表示正式拒绝承认、拒绝履行或驳斥。日常口语中较少见，更常用 refuse、deny 或 reject。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -iate 结尾，但读音并不相同。没有词与 repudiate /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ 完全押韵；radiate /ˈreɪdieɪt/ 的结尾 /di.eɪt/ 与 repudiate 相同，但重音位置不同。appreciate、initiate、negotiate、associate 中的 -iate 常读作 /ʃi.eɪt/，与 repudiate 的 /di.eɪt/ 不同。
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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