controvert
英 ['kɒntrəvɜːt; ,kɒntrə'vɜːt]
美
- vt. 驳斥；就…展开争论
- vi. 争论；辩论
英英释义
- 1. be resistant to;
- "The board opposed his motion"
- 2. prove to be false or incorrect
助记提示
1、contro- + vert-.
2、含义：turned in an opposite direction, disputed, turned against.
2、含义：turned in an opposite direction, disputed, turned against.
双语例句
- 1. The statement of the last witness controvert the evidence of the first two.
- 最后一个证人的陈述反驳了前两人的证词.
来自《简明英汉词典》
英文词源
- controvert (v.)
- c. 1600, probably a back-formation from controversy. Related: Controverted; controverting; controvertible.
词态变化
第三人称单数: controverts;过去式: controverted;过去分词: controverted;现在分词: controverting;