disprove

英 [dɪs'pruːv]美 [,dɪs'pruv]
  • vt. 反驳，证明…是虚假的
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中文词源

disprove 证明是错误的

dis-, 不，非，使相反。prove, 证实。即相反的证明，反驳，证明是错误的。

英文词源

disprove (v.)
late 14c., from Old French desprover "refute, contradict," from des- (see dis-) + prover (see prove). Related: Disproved; disproving.

双语例句

1. I defy anyone to disprove the defendant's statements.
我倒要看看有没有人能对被告的陈述进行反驳.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it.
由于没有相反的证据,他们相信了他的话.
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3. The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect.
收集数据来证明他的假设是否成立要花上数年的时间。
来自辞典例句
4. It'seemed to Catherine that if she were his sister she would disprove this axiom.
凯瑟琳觉得如果她是他的姐姐,她就会反对这条通则.
来自辞典例句
5. Agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence.
不可知论者认为你既不能证明上帝的存在,也不能证明它的不存在.
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