英语单词

denial是什么意思

denial

英 [dɪ'naɪ(ə)l] 美 [dɪ'naɪəl]
  • n. 否认;拒绝;节制;背弃

英文词源


denial (n.)
1520s; see deny + -al (2). Replaced earlier denyance (mid-15c.). Meaning "unconscious suppression of painful or embarrassing feelings" first attested 1914 in A.A. Brill's translation of Freud's "Psychopathology of Everyday Life"; phrase in denial popularized 1980s.

双语例句


1. The denial was limited to rejecting the construction put on his remarks.
这种否认仅限于不接受对他所说话语的阐释。

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2. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.
这不能成为剥夺他人受宪法保护权利的正当理由。

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3. The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement.
外交部已经坚决否认参与过此事。

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4. Nor did his denial carry conviction.
他的否认也没有说服力。

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5. Joanna's denial rang true.
乔安娜的否认听起来像是真的。

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