denial
英 [dɪˈnaɪ.əl]
美 [dɪˈnaɪ.əl]
将“denial”分解为“de-”和“nial”,其中“de-”可以联想到“下来”或“否定”,而“nial”可以看作是“是的”(yes的简写)。结合起来记忆:“下来”是不是,“否认”或“拒绝”,这样可以帮助记住“denial”表示否认或拒绝的含义。
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- denial (n.)
- 1520s; see deny + -al (2). Replaced earlier denyance (mid-15c.). Meaning "unconscious suppression of painful or embarrassing feelings" first attested 1914 in A.A. Brill's translation of Freud's "Psychopathology of Everyday Life"; phrase in denial popularized 1980s.
- 1. The denial was limited to rejecting the construction put on his remarks.
- 这种否认仅限于不接受对他所说话语的阐释。
- 2. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.
- 这不能成为剥夺他人受宪法保护权利的正当理由。
- 3. The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement.
- 外交部已经坚决否认参与过此事。
- 4. Nor did his denial carry conviction.
- 他的否认也没有说服力。
- 5. Joanna's denial rang true.
- 乔安娜的否认听起来像是真的。