流逝汉英词典

gainsay

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ]
  • 美式音标 [ɡenˈse, ˈɡenˌse]
  • 国际音标 [ɡein'sei]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt. 反驳；否定
  • n. 否认；反对

词根记忆

  • gain(=against反) + say(说)→反着说→否认

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • Nobody can gainsay his claims.
    没人能够反驳他的说法。
  • The practical and pragmatic gainsay the Utopian and transcendental.
    实际的和实用的,否定了空想的和先验的东西.
  • Beyond gainsay it is a genuine Rembrandt.
    无可否认地,那是真的伦布兰特(的画).
  • Nobody can gainsay his claims.
    没人能够反驳他的说法。
  • However much people have criticised her style and some of her policies no one will gainsay her courage.
    无论人们如何强烈地批评她的处事风格和某些政策，她的勇气却无人能够否认。

词组短语

    短语

  • gainsay y 否认

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to refuse to accept something as the truth

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If there is no gainsaying something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it.