impugn
英 [?m'pju?n]
美
- vt. 指责，非难；抨击；反驳；对…表示怀疑
GRE畅通词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?impugns;过去式:?impugned;过去分词:?impugned;现在分词:?impugning;
中文词源
impugn 怀疑，质疑
im-,进入，使，-pugn,打，击，刺，词源同pugnacious,pungent.引申词义怀疑，质疑。
英文词源
- impugn
- impugn: see pugnacious
- impugn (v.)
- "attack by argument," late 14c., from Old French impugner, from Latin impugnare "to assault, to attack," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious). Related: Impugned; impugning.
双语例句
- 1. Rose and I differ somewhat in our definition of art. Not to impugn your work, sir.
- 我们在艺术上的见解颇有分歧,我不是在批评你的作品.
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