confute

IPA/kənˈfjuːt/
IPA/kənˈfjuːt/

confute — 動詞

  • confutepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • confuteshe / she / it
  • confutedpast simple
  • confuting-ing form

1. to show, with strong evidence or clear logic, that what someone says is false, s

1.動詞
釋義

反駁；駁倒

用證據或道理證明對方說法是錯的

to show, with strong evidence or clear logic, that what someone says is false, so that they have no good answer left.

例句

With one clear photo, Manuela confuted the story that the shop was closed.

Manuela 只靠一張清楚的照片，就駁倒了商店已經關門的說法。

confute + object: a claim or story shown to be false

Sayaka's video confuted the witness's story about what happened that night.

Sayaka 的影片反駁了目擊者對當晚經過的說法。

常見搭配
  • confute an argument
  • confute a claim
  • confute a story
同義詞
  • refute

    close in meaning; also shows a claim or person to be wrong

  • disprove

    shows that a statement or theory is false

常見錯誤

The new evidence confuted with his theory.
The new evidence confuted his theory.
the verb takes the claim or person directly, with no preposition.
The long map confuted the tourists.
The long map confused the tourists.
confute means to prove something wrong, not to make someone puzzled.

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