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disprove v.证明 ... 是不对的；提出 ... 的反证 (1) 他在最近写的书里说那种理论已证明不确。(2) 河流的方向，几乎常被水源证明是不对的。(3) 他们的陈述不正确，现提反对意见如下。(4) 我倒要看看有没有人能对被告的陈述进行反驳。 Even though it took years to be acknowledged, Galileo's theory that the planets revolve around the sun managed eventually to disprove previous ideas that the Earth was at the center of the universe. If your friends think your family is ridiculously wealthy, you can disprove this idea by showing them the tiny house you live in and the beat up old car your dad drives. The Old French source of disprove is desprover, "refute or contradict."

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英 [ˌdɪs'pruːv] 美 [ˌdɪs'pruːv] (1) In his latest book, he writes that the theory has been disproved.(2) The course of a river is almost always disproved of by the source.(3) Their statement incorrect we disprove as follow.(4) I defy anyone to disprove the defendant's statements. When you disprove something, you argue against it or give evidence that it's not true. A student falsely accused of cheating on a test will work hard to disprove it. 1[VERB 动词]证明…有误；证明…有假 To disprove an idea, belief, or theory means to show that it is not true.   [V n]The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect.收集数据来证明他的假设是否成立要花上数年的时间。

英语单词	disprove
英美音标	英 [ˌdɪs'pruːv] 美 [ˌdɪs'pruːv]
中文释义	v.证明 ... 是不对的；提出 ... 的反证
英语例句	(1) In his latest book, he writes that the theory has been disproved. (2) The course of a river is almost always disproved of by the source. (3) Their statement incorrect we disprove as follow. (4) I defy anyone to disprove the defendant's statements.
中文例句	(1) 他在最近写的书里说那种理论已证明不确。 (2) 河流的方向，几乎常被水源证明是不对的。 (3) 他们的陈述不正确，现提反对意见如下。 (4) 我倒要看看有没有人能对被告的陈述进行反驳。
vocabulary简明	When you disprove something, you argue against it or give evidence that it's not true. A student falsely accused of cheating on a test will work hard to disprove it.
vocabulary扩展	Even though it took years to be acknowledged, Galileo's theory that the planets revolve around the sun managed eventually to disprove previous ideas that the Earth was at the center of the universe. If your friends think your family is ridiculously wealthy, you can disprove this idea by showing them the tiny house you live in and the beat up old car your dad drives. The Old French source of disprove is desprover, "refute or contradict."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]证明…有误；证明…有假 To disprove an idea, belief, or theory means to show that it is not true. [V n] The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect. 收集数据来证明他的假设是否成立要花上数年的时间。

Disprove Theory True Years 英 ˌdɪs'pruːv] 美 ˌdɪs'pruːv V.证明