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impugn是什么意思

impugn

英 [ɪm'pjuːn] 美
  • vt. 指责,非难;抨击;反驳;对…表示怀疑

中文词源


impugn 怀疑,质疑

im-,进入,使,-pugn,打,击,刺,词源同pugnacious,pungent.引申词义怀疑,质疑。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. Rose and I differ somewhat in our definition of art. Not to impugn your work, sir.
我们在艺术上的见解颇有分歧,我不是在批评你的作品.

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