impugn

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To assault, attack. obsolete,transitive
  2. To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on. transitive
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:impugn.

词形变化

impugns present,singular,third-person impugning participle,present impugned participle,past impugned past

词源

Borrowed from Middle French impugner, from Latin impugnō, from im- + pugnō (“fight”), from pugnus (“fist”), as in English pugilism (“fighting with fists, boxing”).
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