单词 | disapprove |
释义 | disapprovev. 1. transitive. To prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be untrue or wrong; to refute, invalidate; = disprove v. 1a. Now rare.Disprove is now the usual term. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > an argument, statement, etc. assoilc1370 disprovec1380 soilc1380 conclude1388 unprovea1425 denyc1425 oppugn?1435 deprevea1450 refelc1450 disapprove1481 impreve1488 confute1529 deprove1530 convince?1531 refute1533 save1591 convict1593 elide1593 redargue1613 to wrestle off1639 1481 (a1470) J. Tiptoft tr. Buonaccorso da Montemagno's Declam. Honoure in tr. Cicero De Amicicia (Caxton) sig. f1 The vulgar oppynyon..I holde it ful easy to dysaproue, syth it is so chaungeable and full of errours. ?1541 M. Coverdale Confut. Standish sig. fvj Sondry places of scripture, the circumstaunces whereof doth utterly disaproue your doctrine. 1594 R. Abbot Mirrour Popish Subtilties 30 It were vest for you first to disaproue their proofes. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 183 Such like vanities haue the Auncient Heathens..firmely beleeued, till..experience disapprooued theyr inuentions. 1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized i. xviii. 201 But what he hath proved before, I suppose, we have disapproved, and that sufficiently, before. 1772 J. Adams in tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. Pref. p. ix Things not thoroughly proved, or absolutely disapproved; but which are reserved for further examination. 1793 E. Parsons Woman as she should Be IV. 15 My conduct shall disapprove her malicious conjectures. 1858 H. Martineau Hist. Peace 335 But the plea goes for nothing in his defence. It does not disapprove his ignorance..of the popular opinion. 1919 Calif. Law Rev. 7 249 But this theory was disapproved in The Maipo, supra n. 2. 1964 Pacific Reporter 2nd Ser. 393 674/1 Section 26 of that code..provides that one is not capable of committing a crime who commits an act under an ignorance or mistake of fact which disapproves any criminal intent. 2. a. transitive. To have or express an unfavourable opinion of; to regard with disfavour or moral censure. Opposed to approve v.1 6a.Now much less common than the equivalent intransitive use with of and indirect object: see sense 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > disapprove of [verb (transitive)] misdeema1400 disprove1477 improve1526 disapprove?1562 dislikea1575 befie1589 misthinka1616 bar1620 to look upon with a bad eye1629 improbate1656 object1775 deplore1851 to take a poor view (of something)1863 deprecate1897 ?1562 J. Veron Stronge Def. Maryage of Pryestes sig. C.iiv Do they disaproue the Apostelles? Peter and Philyp dyd beget children. 1647 A. Cowley Love Gone Over in Mistress 112 Fate does disapprove Th' Ambition of thy Love. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xlii. 280 Some approved, others disapproved the Interpretation of St. Paul. 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 31. 197 Why must I hear what I disapprove, because others see what they approve? 1788 V. Knox Winter Evenings II. v. ii. 195 All graphical representations of God the Father are to be disapproved. 1833 H. Martineau Brooke & Brooke Farm (ed. 3) i. 14 I disapprove the object of such a meeting. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 77 Henceforth, none Could disapprove me. 1938 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 4 57 Tobacco, he said, was thought by Europe to be a medical herb, and its use for pleasure was heartily disapproved. 1957 D. J. Enright Apothecary's Shop 196 Auden's attitude..is ambivalent. He cannot help disapproving the application, but..he cannot help praising the technique. 2003 S. W. Berry All that makes Man Introd. 3 Unfortunately, Eliza's parents disapproved the match. The couple was too young, they said. b. intransitive. With of, (rarely) †to. To have or express an unfavourable opinion of the specified person or thing; to convey condemnation. Opposed to approve v.1 6c. ΚΠ 1611 tr. T. Helwys Advert. or Admon. 75 What great sinne of ingratitude and vnthankfulnes is this then in all you, that so disaprove of Magistrats. 1686 tr. Livy Rom. Hist. (new ed.) ii. xxii. 599 Nor did any Body either admire at, or disapprove of what they did. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World iii. 108 [This] was not disapproved of by..some of my people who eat of it. 1799 R. Sickelmore Agnes & Leonora I. 182 Don Sebastian enquired to what..the Count de Tourville could disapprove. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 299 The leader disapproved of this arrangement. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 181 Modern jurists would disapprove of the redress of injustice being purchased only at an increasing risk. 1924 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 34 282 We definitely disapprove of sweatshops, of the twelve-hour day, of czarist employer policies, and the like. 1973 I. Murdoch Black Prince i. 56 He avoided crossing my mother, but he patently disapproved of her ‘worldliness’. 2004 C. Manby Girl meets Ape v. 33 Many..were alternative, creative types. ‘Crusties,’ according to Jennifer's father, who still disapproved of men with long hair. c. intransitive. To have or express an unfavourable opinion; to show condemnation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > disapprove [verb (intransitive)] misdeem1408 unprove1528 disapprove1717 object1865 to take a dim view1930 1717 A. Pope Eloisa to Abelard in Wks. 430 Nature stands check'd; Religion disapproves. 1792 J. Hurdis Sir Thomas More ii. 51 Yet if you, Sir, disapprove, I will endeavour to repeal my fault. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 97 Rochester, disapproving and murmuring, consented to serve. 1879 H. J. Byron Married in Haste i. 11 We love each other. You disapprove—that is scarcely surprising. 1925 Punch 7 Jan. 7 Hear about Mary, Mums? Gone potty! Broke off her engagement 'cos her people disapproved. 1998 S. Waters Tipping Velvet ii. 52 I am sure your mother would disapprove, but I'm just about busting for a smoke. 3. transitive. To refuse to sanction or approve; to disallow, reject. Opposed to approve v.1 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > disapprove of [verb (transitive)] > disapprove and reject disallow?1387 reproach1534 repudiate1548 disclaim1565 disallowa1571 disapprove1644 disown1650 no-ball1862 red-line1958 1644 W. Rathband Briefe Narr. Church Courses 22 (margin) They may trust their power with their messengers for approving or disapproving whole Churches. 1672 tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. Managem. Cardinal Mazarine II. iii. 345 The Count not being able to promise himself, whether this Act would be approved or disapproved by the Counsel of Spain when it was done. 1760 T. Smollett Contin. Compl. Hist. Eng. I. 140 The clause was disapproved by the majority, and this annual bill was enacted into a law without any alteration. 1839 J. L. Gardner Mil. Control 25 The power of approving and disapproving the judgments and sentences of courts martial. 1929 N.Y. Times 3 Aug. 16/3 (headline) French trade bloc fails to progress. Plan for European action to counter tariff here disapproved by other nations. 2012 Credit Risk Managem. (Hong Kong Inst. of Bankers) v. 117 The HKMA may disapprove the use of the IRB system if it finds significant discrepancies. Derivatives disaˈpproved adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective] > disapproved ill-affecteda1633 disapproved1659 deprecated1768 1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 110 Wrung out of mens purses to maintaine a disapprov'd ministrie against thir conscience. 1789 Walker's Hibernian Mag. App. 677/1 Uninterrupted by the reflections thrown out against the disapproved part of his works. 1901 L. Hall Evol. Consciousness xii. 120 A disapproved action is only regarded as blameworthy when it arouses approved anger. 2000 C. West & D. H. Zimmerman in M. S. Kimmel & A. Aronson Gendered Society Reader 143 When..children engage in disapproved behavior, they are often told ‘You're a baby’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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