denial
英 [d?'na?(?)l]
美[d?'na??l]
- n. 否認；拒絕；節制；背棄
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詞態變化
復數:?denials;
英文詞源
- denial (n.)
- 1520s; see deny + -al (2). Replaced earlier denyance (mid-15c.). Meaning "unconscious suppression of painful or embarrassing feelings" first attested 1914 in A.A. Brill's translation of Freud's "Psychopathology of Everyday Life"; phrase in denial popularized 1980s.
雙語例句
- 1. The denial was limited to rejecting the construction put on his remarks.
- 這種否認僅限于不接受對他所說話語的闡釋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.
- 這不能成為剝奪他人受憲法保護權利的正當理由。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement.
- 外交部已經堅決否認參與過此事。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Nor did his denial carry conviction.
- 他的否認也沒有說服力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Joanna's denial rang true.
- 喬安娜的否認聽起來像是真的。
來自柯林斯例句