early 14c., from Old French denoiir "deny, repudiate, withhold," from Latin denegare "to deny, reject, refuse" (source of Italian dinegarre, Spanish denegar), from de- "away" (see de-) + negare "refuse, say 'no,' " from Old Latin nec "not," from Italic base *nek- "not," from PIE root *ne- "no, not" (see un-). Related: Denied; denying.
雙語例句
1. They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder.
他們昨天出庭，否認謀殺的指控。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I would not want to deny them a harmless pleasure.
我不想剝奪他們這點無傷大雅的樂趣。
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3. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
誰能否認他是世界上最偉大的大提琴演奏家呢？
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4. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
他還想抵賴，真不害臊！
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5. They totally and categorically deny the charges.