denial
nounWord Family
- deny verb
- denial noun
- undeniable adjective
- undeniably adverb
- [countable]
a statement that something is not true or does not exist; the action of denying something 否認；否定 - denial (of something)
the prisoner’s repeated denials of the charges against him 囚犯再三否認對他的指控 The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack. 恐怖分子發表聲明，否認對這次襲擊負責。 - denial that…
There was an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year. 官方聲明否認了年底前將進行選舉的說法。 - in denial
She shook her head in denial. 她搖頭表示否認。
Extra ExamplesHis question was greeted with a chorus of denials. 他的問題遭到了異口同聲的否定回答。 Jefferson made no denial of his actions on that night. 傑斐遜沒有否認他那天晚上的行動。 The chairman of the company issued a denial of the allegations. 公司董事長否認了這些指控。 The document contains an explicit denial that the company ever sold arms. 文件中明確否認這家公司曾出售軍火。 When I asked if she had cheated in the exam, she answered with a vehement denial. 我問她是否考試作弊時，她強烈地否認了。 a denial from senior officials 高級官員的否認
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- strong
- vehement
- …
- issue
- make
- denial from
- in denial
- denial (of something)
- [countable, uncountable] (a) denial of something
an act of refusing to allow somebody to have something they have a right to expect 拒絕給予，剝奪（應有的權利） Pressure groups have drawn attention to the denial of human rights in some areas. 壓力集團已讓某些地區剝奪人權的狀況受到關注。 The advertising ban is a denial of freedom of speech. 廣告禁令是對言論自由的否定。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- strong
- vehement
- …
- issue
- make
- denial from
- in denial
- [uncountable]
the act of refusing to accept that something unpleasant or painful is true 拒絕接受，拒不承認（令人不快、痛苦的事） - in denial
The patient is still in denial. 病人仍然拒不接受事實。 Some people are in denial about the situation. 一些人拒不接受這種狀況。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- strong
- vehement
- …
- issue
- make
- denial from
- in denial
- in denial