impugn

英 [?m'pju?n] 美
  • vt. 指責(zé),非難;抨擊;反駁;對…表示懷疑

GRE暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?impugns;過去式:?impugned;過去分詞:?impugned;現(xiàn)在分詞:?impugning;

中文詞源


impugn 懷疑,質(zhì)疑

im-,進(jìn)入,使,-pugn,打,擊,刺,詞源同pugnacious,pungent.引申詞義懷疑,質(zhì)疑。

英文詞源


impugn
impugn: see pugnacious
impugn (v.)
"attack by argument," late 14c., from Old French impugner, from Latin impugnare "to assault, to attack," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious). Related: Impugned; impugning.

雙語例句


1. Rose and I differ somewhat in our definition of art. Not to impugn your work, sir.
我們在藝術(shù)上的見解頗有分歧,我不是在批評你的作品.

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