| 单词 | recant |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ri'kænt] |
| 解释 | v.改变，放弃(以前的信仰) |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.改变，放弃(以前的 信仰)(to withdraw or repudiate; renounce) 【考】 反义词：affirm(断言 ，肯定) 【记】 re(反)＋cant(唱)→ 唱反调→改变信仰 【例】 The prisoner recanted his confession. |
| 字源 | recant (v.) 1530s, from Latin recantare "recall, revoke," from re- "back" (see re-) + cantare "to chant" (see chant (v.)). A word from the Reformation. Loan-translation of Greek palinoidein "recant," from palin "back" + oeidein "to sing." Related: Recanted; recanting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 放弃信仰(对原来做的言论或信仰作正式的放弃) 【记】re反, cant唱一唱反调一改变信仰re反, cant读: 砍他－反过来砍他一刀 【类】recant: declare = ? 撤销声明: 声明 = ? 【反】affirm(v 断言); reaffirm(v 重申) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】cant = chant (音：唱它) 唱，圣歌，又唱起圣歌 |
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