英文词源
- refute
- refute: see beat
- refute (v.)
- 1510s, "refuse, reject," from Middle French réfuter (16c.) and directly from Latin refutare "drive back; rebut, disprove; repress, repel, resist, oppose," from re- "back" (see re-) + -futare "to beat," probably from PIE root *bhau- "to strike down" (see bat (n.1)).
Meaning "prove wrong" dates from 1540s. Since c. 1964 linguists have frowned on the subtle shift in meaning towards "to deny," as it is used in connection with allegation. Related: Refuted; refuting.
中文词源
re-,向后，往回，-fut,击，打，词源同 rebut,beat.引申词义反驳，驳斥。字母 b,f 音变。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：refute 词源，refute 含义。
re-,向后，往回，-fut,击，打，词源同 rebut,beat.引申词义反驳，驳斥。字母 b,f 音变。
