repudiate
repudiate
[rɪˈpjuːdɪeɪt]
verb
[with obj.]
repudiation
noun
repudiator
noun
语源
[rɪˈpjuːdɪeɪt]
verb
[with obj.]
- refuse to accept or be associated with
拒绝接受，拒绝往来
she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
她拒绝接受与前任党魁有关的政策。
■deny the truth or validity of
否定，驳斥
the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses.
部长驳斥了关于糟蹋人权的说法。
■(chiefly Law)refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt)
(主律)拒绝履行（协议，义务）；拒绝清偿（债务）
breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract.
如一方违反某一条件，另一方有权拒绝履行合约。
■(especially in the past or in non-Christian religions) divorce (one's wife)
（尤指旧时或非基督教宗教的）休（妻）
repudiation
noun
repudiator
noun
语源
- late Middle English (originally an adjective in the sense 'divorced'): from Latin repudiatus 'divorced, cast off', from repudium 'divorce'
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