disavow

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like. transitive
    — He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.
  2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind. transitive
    — Because of her dissatisfaction, she now disavows the merits of socialism.

词形变化

disavows present,singular,third-person disavowing participle,present disavowed participle,past disavowed past

词汇关系

衍生词
disavowable disavower disavowment
相关词
disavowal disavowed

词源

From dis- + avow, or from Old French desavouer.
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