单词 | disavowal |
释义 | disavowal (once / 18614 pages) n A disavowal is a strong denial of any knowledge about something. You might use it to get across the point that you have no idea how that window got broken. Disavowal contains the word avow, which you can use to mean "declare openly"; it's kind of the positive version of the negative disavowal. While an avowal essentially says, "yes indeed!" a disavowal is not only saying, "no," but is also implying, "I have no idea what you're talking about." WORD FAMILYdisavowal: disavowals+/avow: avowal, avowed, avower, avowing, avows, disavow/avowal: avowals/avowed: avowedly, unavowed/avower: avowers/disavow: disavowable, disavowal, disavowed, disavowing, disavows/unavowed: unavowedly USAGE EXAMPLESMost of the journalists present were surprised at her disavowal of science, but the Guardian’s science editor was called in to offer another view. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) The statement was reproduced constantly, eventually prompting a vague disavowal by Trump himself. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) Ellison’s disavowal of anti-Semitism was certainly more forthright than Trump’s grudging dismissals of the alt-right. Slate(Dec 06, 2016) n denial of any connection with or knowledge of Syn|Hypo|Hyper disclaimer abjuration, recantation, retraction a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion backdown, climb-down, withdrawala retraction of a previously held position denial the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) |
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