| 单词 | gainsay |
| 释义 | gainsay (once / 3172 pages) v Gainsay, a verb, means "contradict" or "speak out against." When you challenge authority, you gainsay, as in teachers don't like it when unruly students gainsay them. Gainsay comes from an Old English word that means "contradict" or "say against," as in, no one dared gainsay the principal, who is well-known for giving detention to students who so much as frown at him. If you know someone who constantly corrects others, tells them that they're wrong, and says, "That's not true," more than anyone else, you have first-hand experience with the art of the gainsay. WORD FAMILYgainsay: gainsaid, gainsayed, gainsaying, gainsays USAGE EXAMPLESBut she framed her attack in a way no one could gainsay. The Guardian(Oct 15, 2016) There can be no gainsaying his message; it was impeccable. Time(Jul 14, 2016) But there’s no gainsaying the increasingly anti-Israel tilt of progressive politics. Wall Street Journal(May 27, 2016) v take exception to Syn|Hypo|Hyper challenge, dispute call challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of callchallenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense contend, contest, repugn to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
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