refutative

refutative — 形容詞

  • refutativepositive
  • more refutativecomparative
  • most refutativesuperlative

1. offering or providing an argument that shows a statement or belief to be wrong o

1.形容詞C1
釋義

反駁的

用來反駁某個論點或主張的

offering or providing an argument that shows a statement or belief to be wrong or false

例句

Tendai wrote a refutative response to the newspaper article about renewable energy costs.

Tendai 寫了一篇反駁性的文章,回應那份關於再生能源成本的報紙報導。

refutative + noun (response)

Tomás presented refutative evidence that disproved the theory of a single ancient language.

Tomás 提出了反駁證據,推翻古代單一語言的理論。

refutative + noun (evidence)

同義詞
  • rebutting

    more common in legal contexts; stronger emphasis on formal contradiction of a specific point

  • disproving

    more general and slightly more frequent; focuses on showing something is false

  • countering

    broader; can mean opposing without necessarily proving false

  • refuting

    the base verb form; more natural in active sentences than the adjective 'refutative'

反義詞
  • supportive

    providing evidence in favour rather than against

  • corroborating

    confirming or strengthening a claim rather than weakening it

  • affirming

    stating positively that something is true

文法句型

refutative + noun

be + refutative

用法筆記

Only sense in use; rarely appears outside formal academic or legal writing. Frequently used attributively before nouns such as 'evidence', 'argument', 'essay', or 'report'.

常見錯誤

His refutative speech convinced nobody.
His speech convinced nobody.
💡'refutative' is a formal, rare word used mainly in academic or legal contexts; in everyday speech 'disproving' or 'rebutting' sounds more natural.