confute

英 [kən'fjuːt] 美 [kən'fjut]
  • vt. 驳斥,驳倒

中文词源


confute 驳倒

con-, 强调。-fut, 击,打,词源同beat, refute. 即对打的,驳斥的。

英文词源


confute
confute: see beat
confute (v.)
1520s, from Middle French confuter, from Latin confutare "repress, check; disprove, restrain, silence," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + *futare "to beat," from PIE root *bhau- "to strike, beat" (see batter (v.)). Related: Confuted; confuting.

双语例句


1. He was unable to confute the debater.
他未能驳倒对方的辩论者.

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