denial

【发音】
美 /dɪ'naɪəl/ 英 /dɪ'naɪəl/
【翻译】
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n. 否认; 拒绝, 拒绝给予
英释:a statement saying that something is not true
【记忆】
来自deny(vt. 否认)
【短语】
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denial of service : 拒绝服务
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in denial : 否认;拒绝接受现实;拒绝承认出了问题
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denial of service attack : 拒绝服务攻击;阻断服务攻击
【例句】
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It seems clear that despite official denials, differences of opinion lay behind the ambassador's decision to quit.
很清楚,尽管官方否认,人们对大使决定辞职还是有不同看法。
【单词相关测试】
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Failure in a required subject may result in the ______ of a diploma.
正确答案:C
解释:句意: 如果必修课不及格, 就不能获得毕业证书。refusal: 拒绝, 推却; betrayal: 背叛; burial: 埋葬。
A. refusalB. betrayalC. denialD. burial
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In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they were dismissed for ______, to retire at the age of 65.
正确答案:C
解释:句意: 那个时候, 除了因为不称职被辞退之外, 公司主管大半生要待在同一家单位, 直到65岁退休。integrity: 正直, 诚实; deduction: 减除, 扣除。
A. integrityB. denialC. incompetenceD. deduction
【同、近义词】
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n.否认;拒绝;节制;背弃
contradiction/rejection/repudiation/
【同根词】
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adj
deniable : 可否认的;可拒绝的;可否定的
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vi
deny : 否认;拒绝
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vt
deny : 否定,否认;拒绝给予;拒绝…的要求