gainsay
US /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
UK /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
1.
否认, 反驳
deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
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The evidence was too strong to gainsay.
证据太确凿了，无法否认。
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No one could gainsay her claim to the inheritance.
没有人能否认她对遗产的主张。
2.
反对, 驳斥
speak against or oppose (someone)
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It was useless to gainsay him, as he was determined to go.
反对他是没用的，因为他决心要去。
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She was too polite to gainsay her elders.
她太有礼貌了，不会反驳长辈。