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repudiation n.拒绝；否认 (1) 如果把法院的观点看成是对下级法院早期提出的原则的一种否认，则是一种夸张。 Repudiation comes from the verb "repudiate," which is rooted in the Latin word repudiare, meaning to divorce or reject. If you show something is false, you have made a repudiation of that thing. Until the repudiation of the claims, people thought that heroin was a harmless ingredient that could help ease a cough. General belief in the safety of cocaine and cigarettes had similar repudiations.

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英 [rɪˌpjuːdi'eɪʃn] 美 [rɪˌpjuːdi'eɪʃn] (1) Certainly, however, it would be an exaggeration to see the Supreme Court opinions as a repudiation of the doctrines developed earlier by the lower courts in this area. Repudiation means the act of claiming that something is invalid. If there were a repudiation of all the math test scores because of widespread cheating, you'd probably have to take the test again.

英语单词	repudiation
英美音标	英 [rɪˌpjuːdi'eɪʃn] 美 [rɪˌpjuːdi'eɪʃn]
中文释义	n.拒绝；否认
英语例句	(1) Certainly, however, it would be an exaggeration to see the Supreme Court opinions as a repudiation of the doctrines developed earlier by the lower courts in this area.
中文例句	(1) 如果把法院的观点看成是对下级法院早期提出的原则的一种否认，则是一种夸张。
vocabulary简明	Repudiation means the act of claiming that something is invalid. If there were a repudiation of all the math test scores because of widespread cheating, you'd probably have to take the test again.
vocabulary扩展	Repudiation comes from the verb "repudiate," which is rooted in the Latin word repudiare, meaning to divorce or reject. If you show something is false, you have made a repudiation of that thing. Until the repudiation of the claims, people thought that heroin was a harmless ingredient that could help ease a cough. General belief in the safety of cocaine and cigarettes had similar repudiations.

Repudiation Test 英 Rɪˌpjuːdi'eɪʃn] 美 Rɪˌpjuːdi'eɪʃn N.拒绝；否认 Exaggeration Supreme