gainsay如何读

英:[ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ]

美:[ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ]

gainsay是什么意思

  • v.否认;反驳

gainsay自然拼读

gain·say

geIn seI

gainsay变形

第三人称单数:gainsays

现在分词:gainsaying

过去式:gainsaid

过去分词:gainsaid

gainsay扩展

gainsayer (n.)

gainsay英英释义

transitive verb

to deny or contradict.If this man of science says it is true, who am I to gainsay it?

to speak against; oppose.

gainsay词源中文解释

“contradict, deny, dispute,” 约于1300年,字面意思为“反对说”,来自于 gain-(古英语 gegn- “反对”; 参见 again)+ say(v.)。在中古英语中,它翻译了拉丁语 contradicere。[Weekley]称它为“曾经常用的前缀的独立幸存者”。它还出现在一些现已废弃的复合词中,如 gain-taking “再次取回”, gainclap “反击”, gainbuy “赎回”, Gaincoming “第二次降临”,以及 gainstand “反对”。相关词汇: Gainsaid; gainsaying。

gainsay词源英文解释

Middle English yein seyen, gein-seyen "to speak in opposition to, deny," from yein-, gein- "away, back, against, in opposition to" (going back to Old English gēan- "in opposition to," or marking returning or reciprocal action, going back to Germanic *gagna-) + seyen "to say >entry 1" — more at again

The first known use of gainsay was in the 14th century

gainsay儿童词典英英释义

gainsayverb

to declare untrue : deny

to speak against : contradict

gainsay 例句

1 Despite Wilde’s grandstanding and equivocation, there was no gainsaying the testimony of various rent-boys detailing carnal concurrence.

2 Yet Chazelle’s verdict on the two films’ relative merits is hard to gainsay.

3 There is no gainsaying that top of the agenda in South African sport now is that black lives matter.

4 Doyle’s enthusiasm for the Mars One experience thus far, which she describes as “probably the best and strangest of my life”, is hard to gainsay.

5 The fact is that the only definition of comedy is something that makes you laugh, and there's no gainsaying laughter.

6 But there’s no gainsaying the increasingly anti-Israel tilt of progressive politics.

7 Thus, the existence of law is rational, and the science of law is scientific, At last, faced with the critiques from the sociological and behavioral, Albert, gives his gainsay.

最后,针对行为主义以及社会学等批判,阿尔伯特提出了自己的反驳。

8 But that is not to gainsay its validity and power.

9 There is no gainsaying the fact that they have been responsible for a truly great building.

不容否认的事实是,他们一手建起了一座真正伟大的建筑。

10 Yet far be it from me to gainsay the delight that many viewers take in “The Princess Bride.”

11 What cannot be gainsaid — though it is surely not the whole answer — is that he can achieve often glowing results from young musicians with, yes, shining eyes.

12 repeatedly tried to gainsay me, though every point I made was backed up by facts

13 There is no gainsaying his honesty.

他的诚实是不可否认的.

14 He spoke with an earnestness that it was hard to gainsay.

15 Their expertise in this arcane matter cannot be gainsaid. 

16 Nor can I gainsay the positions of those who argue that torture is justified in such a case.

17 Operation Downfall did not happen, so there’s a lot of gainsaying.

18 She was too young to know better, let alone gainsay her wicked uncle.

19 Seeking Alpha thought they could do better without such charges and I’m not going to try and gainsay their commercial decisions.

20 Then Uzziah said to her: "All that you have said was spoken with good sense, and no one can gainsay your words."

敖齐雅对她说:“你说的这一切都是出于好心,谁也不会反对你的话。”

gainsay 同义词

2 反对

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