avouchment

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of avouching. countable,uncountable
    — While in the judgement of wise Men, by laying the foundation of his defence on the avouchment of that which is so manifestly untrue, he hath giv’n a worse soile to his own cause, then when his whole Forces were at any time overthrown.
  2. A positive declaration. countable,uncountable
    — Under oath, at the Army-McCarthy hearings, he denied ever having said this. His denials were as meaningless as his avouchments, and reputable journalists heard him.

词形变化

avouchments plural

词源

Etymology tree
English avouch
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English avouchment
From avouch + -ment.
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