gainsay
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ]
- 美式音标 [ɡenˈse, ˈɡenˌse]
- 国际音标 [ɡein'sei]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt. 反駁;否定
- n. 否認;反對
词根记忆
- gain(=against反) + say(說)→反著說→否認
英汉例句
- Nobody can gainsay his claims.
沒人能夠反駁他的說法。 - The practical and pragmatic gainsay the Utopian and transcendental.
實際的和實用的,否定了空想的和先騐的東西. - Beyond gainsay it is a genuine Rembrandt.
無可否認地,那是真的倫佈蘭特(的畫). - Nobody can gainsay his claims.
沒人能夠反駁他的說法。 - However much people have criticised her style and some of her policies no one will gainsay her courage.
無論人們如何強烈地批評她的処事風格和某些政策,她的勇氣卻無人能夠否認。
英英字典
- to refuse to accept something as the truth
- If there is no gainsaying something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it.