deny

英 [d?'na?] 美[d?'nai]
  • vt. 否定,否認(rèn);拒絕給予;拒絕…的要求
  • vi. 否認(rèn);拒絕

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?denies;過(guò)去式:?denied;過(guò)去分詞:?denied;現(xiàn)在分詞:?denying;

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記憶:諧音:抵賴。

中文詞源


deny 否認(rèn)

de-, 向下,離開(kāi)。-ny, 同-neg, 否認(rèn),詞源同no, negate. 即否認(rèn)。拼寫比較defy.

英文詞源


deny
deny: see renegade
deny (v.)
early 14c., from Old French denoiir "deny, repudiate, withhold," from Latin denegare "to deny, reject, refuse" (source of Italian dinegarre, Spanish denegar), from de- "away" (see de-) + negare "refuse, say 'no,' " from Old Latin nec "not," from Italic base *nek- "not," from PIE root *ne- "no, not" (see un-). Related: Denied; denying.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder.
他們昨天出庭,否認(rèn)謀殺的指控。

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2. I would not want to deny them a harmless pleasure.
我不想剝奪他們這點(diǎn)無(wú)傷大雅的樂(lè)趣。

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3. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
誰(shuí)能否認(rèn)他是世界上最偉大的大提琴演奏家呢?

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4. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
他還想抵賴,真不害臊!

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5. They totally and categorically deny the charges.
他們徹底而又堅(jiān)決地否認(rèn)了那些指控。

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