deny
英 [dɪ'naɪ]
美[dɪ'nai]
- vt. 否定，否认；拒绝给予；拒绝…的要求
- vi. 否认；拒绝
词态变化
第三人称单数: denies;过去式: denied;过去分词: denied;现在分词: denying;
助记提示
记忆：谐音：抵赖。
中文词源
deny 否认
de-, 向下，离开。-ny, 同-neg, 否认，词源同no, negate. 即否认。拼写比较defy.
英文词源
- deny
- deny: see renegade
- deny (v.)
- early 14c., from Old French denoiir "deny, repudiate, withhold," from Latin denegare "to deny, reject, refuse" (source of Italian dinegarre, Spanish denegar), from de- "away" (see de-) + negare "refuse, say 'no,' " from Old Latin nec "not," from Italic base *nek- "not," from PIE root *ne- "no, not" (see un-). Related: Denied; denying.
双语例句
- 1. They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder.
- 他们昨天出庭，否认谋杀的指控。
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- 2. I would not want to deny them a harmless pleasure.
- 我不想剥夺他们这点无伤大雅的乐趣。
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- 3. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
- 谁能否认他是世界上最伟大的大提琴演奏家呢？
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- 4. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
- 他还想抵赖，真不害臊！
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- 5. They totally and categorically deny the charges.
- 他们彻底而又坚决地否认了那些指控。
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