| 释义 |
repudiate /ri-pūˈdi-āt/ transitive verb- To cast off, disown
- To refuse or cease to acknowledge (debt, authority, claim, etc)
- To deny as unfounded (a charge, etc)
- (of a husband) to divorce (archaic)
ORIGIN: L repudiāre, -ātum, from repudium divorce, from re- away, and the root of pudēre to be ashamed repūˈdiable adjective repūdiāˈtion noun repūdiāˈtionist noun A person who favours repudiation of public debt repūˈdiative adjective repūˈdiātor noun |