disavow

英 [ˌdɪsə'vaʊ] 美 [ˌdɪsə'vaʊ]

• v. 否认；不赞成

英英释义

Verb:

1. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with;

   "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I disavow all responsibility for you.
   我不承认对你有任何责任。
2. She disavows any part (ie says she was not involved) in the plot.
   她否认参与了这一密谋。

经典引文

• He was later to disavow the book, and never allowed any part to be reprinted.

  出自： P. Ackroyd

近反义词

【近义词】

• disown 否认
• deny 否认
• renounce 声明放弃
• reject 拒绝
• recant 放弃主张
• refute 驳斥
• forswear 发誓放弃
• give up 放弃

【反义词】

• avow 承认