impugn
英[ɪm'pjuːn]
美
- vt. 指责,非难;抨击;反驳;对…表示怀疑
词态变化
第三人称单数: impugns;过去式: impugned;过去分词: impugned;现在分词: impugning;
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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