Word of the Day： December 20，2022
gainsay
否认；反驳；反对
2、retort，动词，反驳；回嘴；反击。名词也有顶嘴的意思。例如：He retorted that it was my fault as much as his.他反驳说我的错误并不比他的小。3、crack back，动词，顶嘴的意思。例如：You shouldn't crack-back。
verb /gayn-SAY/ [ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ]
What It Means
反驳别人的英语，Gainsay is a formal word that means “to deny or disagree with something，” or “to show or say that (something) is not true.”
Gainsay 正式词，意思是“否认或不同意”，或“表明不真实”。
GAINSAY in Context
negate：vt.取消；使无效；否认；否定；反驳。deny：vt.否认；拒绝给予；拒绝…的要求；拒绝承认；否认与…有关系；抛弃；拒绝接受（或相信）；拒绝。搭配词：accusation，doctrine，tenet。形近词denies，denying，denied。negat。
Did You Know?
You might have trouble figuring out the meaning of gainsay if you’re thinking of our modern word gain plus say. It should help to know that the gain part comes to us from the Old English word gēan-，meaning “against” or “in opposition to.” In Middle English，gēan- was joined to seyen (“to say”) to form gein-seyen，which led to the modern word gainsay. So when you see gainsay，think “to say against”—that is，“to deny” or “to contradict.”
你好！反驳的英语 retort，“No need to be rude,” retorted Lina。“不用粗鲁，”李娜反驳道。refute， These claims have not been convincingly refuted 这些说法未被得到令人信服的驳斥。
如果你正在考虑现代词 gain plus say，您可能很难弄明白 gainsay 的含义。 你可能知道 gain 来自古英语 gēan- ，意思是“against「反对」”或“in opposition「反对」”。 在中古英语中，gēan- 与 seyen（“to say”）组合形成了 gein-seyen，最终有了现代的 gainsay。 因此，当您看到 gainsay 时，就想到了“to say against「反对」”——即“to deny「否认」”或“to contradict「反驳」”。
反驳英文：Contradict 单词发音：英 [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt] 美 [,kɑntrə'dɪkt]短语搭配：contradict t 反驳 ; 顶嘴 ; 否认 ; 与…矛盾 Goes Contradict 也反驳 contradict sb。
Name That Synonym
repudiate
