rebut
verb (formal)- rebut something
to say or prove that a statement or criticism is false synonym refute反駁;駁斥;證明(言論等)錯誤 an attempt to publicly rebut rumours of a divorce 公開反駁離婚謠言的嘗試
Extra ExamplesThe defendants were unable to rebut the charges of negligence. 這些被告無法辯駁失職罪的指控。 This presumption can be rebutted by evidence showing the contrary. 這一假設可以被相反的證據推翻。 to rebut a claim/an allegation/an argument 反駁一項主張/指控/論點
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRebut is used with these nouns as the object:- argument
- charge
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘rebuke’ and ‘repulse’): from Anglo-Norman French rebuter, from Old French re- (expressing opposition) + boter ‘to butt’. The current sense (originally a legal use) dates from the early 19th cent.