deniable

IPA/dɪˈnaɪəbl/
IPA/dɪˈnaɪəbl/

deniable — 形容詞

  • deniablepositive
  • more deniablecomparative
  • most deniablesuperlative

1. If an action, connection, payment, or statement is deniable, a person can say it

1.形容詞C2
釋義

可否認

可說不存在或與己無關

If an action, connection, payment, or statement is deniable, a person can say it did not happen or was not theirs.

例句

The memo kept Meera's role deniable if reporters asked questions.

那份備忘錄讓 Meera 在記者追問時仍有否認空間。

keep + role + deniable

Using cash made the payment more deniable during the audit.

使用現金,讓這筆款項在查帳時更容易否認。

make + payment + deniable

同義詞
  • refutable

    used when evidence or reasoning can prove a claim wrong

  • disputable

    broader and more neutral, meaning open to argument

  • disavowable

    rarer and more public, stressing rejected connection or responsibility

反義詞
  • undeniable

    so clear or obvious that nobody can reject it

  • indisputable

    formal and focused on facts or proof beyond argument

文法句型

deniable + noun

keep or make + noun + deniable

be no longer deniable

plausibly deniable

用法筆記

Most common in political, intelligence, and corporate contexts where someone wants room to reject a link or responsibility later. Frequently modified by 'plausibly' and often used with nouns such as role, payment, contact, or operation.

常見錯誤

Her blue jacket is deniable.
Her role in the deal is deniable.
💡deniable is used for claims, actions, or involvement that someone can reject, not for obvious physical facts.