Denial
[dɪ'naɪ(ə)l] or [dɪ'naɪəl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the act of asserting that something alleged is not true.
(noun.) the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); 'it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges'.
(noun.) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts.
乔校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation.
(n.) A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a contradiction.
(n.) A refusal to grant; rejection of a request.
(n.) A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault charged on one; a denial of God.
手打:马吉
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Contradiction, negation.[2]. Disavowal, disclaimer, abjuration, disowning.[3]. Refusal (to grant a request).
丹尼斯編輯
同義詞及反義詞：
[See DENT]
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解釋/意思:
n. act of denying or saying no: contradiction: refusal: rejection.—adj. Denī′able that may be denied.—n. Denī′er one who denies.
校對:琳达
例句/造句/用法:
- It was absolutely certain, therefore, in spite of her denial, that she must know something of the matter. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- And without giving Mr. Pickwick time to offer remonstrance or denial, Mr. Leo Hunter stalked gravely away. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- A younger son, you know, must be inured to self-denial and dependence. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- Yet many of the philosophic schools of method which have been mentioned transform the ignoring into a virtual denial. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- No, George,' said Lavinia, in a tone of resolute self-denial. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Mr. Winkle, with great self-denial, expressed himself quite satisfied already. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- It would be ungenerous to affect not to know that your self-denial is to be referred to your consideration for her father. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- That would account for the angry return, and also for the girl's denial that anything had occurred. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- It is then not only impossible to confine sex to mere reproduction; it would be a stupid denial of the finest values of civilization. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- His quick suspicions were aroused by this dull echo of her former denial. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- She would not take a denial. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Holy men have bidden penitents like you to hasten their path upward by penance, self-denial, and difficult good works. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- If self-denial be the essence of virtue, then it follows that the man who is naturally temperate, just, &c. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- His expensiveness is acknowledged even by himself, and his whole conduct declares that self-denial is a word hardly understood by him. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- The imagination is more vivid: the horror of capitalism is not alone in the poverty and suffering it entails, but in its ruthless denial of life to millions of men. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- The most cruel of all denials is to deprive a human being of joyous activity. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
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