disprove
UK/.dis'pru:v/US
TOEFLGREC2
释义
v.
To prove that something is false or incorrect; to refute
证明…不成立,反驳,驳倒
词根拆分
词根派生dis-(反向、推翻)+ prove(检验并确立为真)= 检验某物却确立其反面——即它为假。prove 是立论,disprove 是驳论。
词根 prob 还连着 14 个词例句
- 1.
A single counterexample is enough to disprove the theory.
一个反例就足以推翻这个理论。
- 2.
Researchers tried for years to disprove his claim, but failed.
研究者多年试图驳倒他的论断,却没能成功。
- 3.
You can't disprove something just by saying you don't believe it.
你不能仅凭一句不相信就把某事驳倒。