disprove

IPA/ˌdɪsˈpruːv/
KK[dɪsprˈuv]IPA/ˌdɪsˈpruːv/

disprove — 動詞

  • disprovepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • disproveshe / she / it
  • disprovedpast simple
  • disproving-ing form
  • disprovenpast participle

1. to demonstrate through verifiable evidence or logical reasoning that a statement

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

推翻；證偽

用證據證明某事為假

to demonstrate through verifiable evidence or logical reasoning that a statement, hypothesis, or commonly accepted opinion is incorrect.

例句

Mei-Lin disproved the rumour by showing everyone the official email from the principal.

Mei-Lin 出示了校長的正式電郵，推翻了那則謠言。

common collocation: disprove + rumour / claim

New DNA tests disproved the prosecution's claim that the suspect was at the crime scene.

新的 DNA 檢驗推翻了檢方指控嫌犯在案發現場的主張。

passive pattern: disproved by evidence

常見搭配
  • disprove + rumour
  • disprove + theory
  • disprove + claim
  • disprove + allegation
  • disprove + assumption
  • disprove + hypothesis
  • disprove + myth
  • disprove + assertion
同義詞
  • refute

    More formal; typical in academic writing and structured debates. 'Refute' carries a stronger sense of defeating an argument point by point rather than just showing falseness.

  • rebut

    Most common in legal and debate settings; suggests answering a specific accusation or point rather than proving an entire theory false.

  • debunk

    Less formal than 'disprove'; often used for exposing popular myths, misconceptions, or widely believed falsehoods in a colourful or accessible way.

反義詞
  • prove

    Direct opposite — to demonstrate that something is true using evidence or reasoning.

  • confirm

    To show that a suspicion or belief is correct; differs from 'prove' in that it often strengthens existing evidence rather than establishing truth from scratch.

文法句型

disprove + noun phrase

be disproved by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often found in formal, academic, legal, and journalistic writing. The object is usually an idea, claim, theory, rumour, or assumption — never a person. To 'disprove' always requires factual or logical evidence, not just a difference of opinion.

常見錯誤

I disproved him because his idea was silly.
I disproved his argument with data from the latest experiment.
'disprove' targets claims and beliefs, not people, and must be backed by evidence.
The lawyer disproved about the witness's story.
The lawyer disproved the witness's story with phone records.
'disprove' is transitive and must take a direct object.

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常用片語

  • provide evidence to disprove
  • attempt to disprove
  • fail to disprove
  • be disproved by