rebuttal

名词 n.
/ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/    /ɹiˈbʌt.əl/|[ɹiˈbʌɾ.əl]|/ɹɪˈbat.əl/|[ɹɪˈbaɾ.əl]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
    — For those who imagine the capital flows with milk and honey, or avocado and sourdough, Edmonton is your rebuttal. Once full of light industry, today it has some of the most deprived areas in England.
  2. A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
  3. A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.

词形变化

rebuttals plural

词源

Etymology tree
English rebut
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English rebuttal
From rebut + -al.
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