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. 反驳;否定
- n. 否认;反对
词根记忆
- gain(=against反) + say(说)→反着说→否认
英汉例句
- Nobody can gainsay his claims.
没人能够反驳他的说法。 - The practical and pragmatic gainsay the Utopian and transcendental.
实际的和实用的,否定了空想的和先验的东西. - Beyond gainsay it is a genuine Rembrandt.
无可否认地,那是真的伦布兰特(的画). - Nobody can gainsay his claims.
没人能够反驳他的说法。 - However much people have criticised her style and some of her policies no one will gainsay her courage.
无论人们如何强烈地批评她的处事风格和某些政策,她的勇气却无人能够否认。
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.