recantation
UK/.ri:kæn'teiʃәn/US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
The act of formally and publicly withdrawing a previously held belief or statement.
公开撤回声明；放弃信仰
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedrecantstem
+
ationact, process, state
=recantation
Common Collocations
- 1.formal recantation正式撤回声明
- 2.public recantation公开放弃立场
- 3.forced recantation被迫认罪
- 4.[sign a recantation]签署悔过书
Example Sentences
- 1.
Galileo's recantation of his heliocentric views saved him from execution.
- 2.
The politician issued a recantation after his controversial remarks caused public outrage.
- 3.
His recantation was seen as an act of cowardice rather than genuine change of heart.