gainsay
US /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
UK /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
1.
否認, 反駁
deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
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The evidence was too strong to gainsay.
證據太確鑿了，無法否認。
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No one could gainsay her claim to the inheritance.
沒有人能否認她對遺產的主張。
2.
反對, 駁斥
speak against or oppose (someone)
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It was useless to gainsay him, as he was determined to go.
反對他是沒用的，因為他決心要去。
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She was too polite to gainsay her elders.
她太有禮貌了，不會反駁長輩。