单词 | elenchus |
释义 | elenchus[ ih-leng-kuhs ] / ɪˈlɛŋ kəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR elenchus ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural e·len·chi [ih-leng-kahy, -kee]. /ɪˈlɛŋ kaɪ, -ki/.a logical refutation; an argument that refutes another argument by proving the contrary of its conclusion. Origin of elenchus1655–65; <Latin <Greek élenchos refutation Words nearby elenchuselementary particles, elementary process, elementary school, elemi, Elena, elenchus, elenctic, Elenore, eleoma, eleoptene, elepaio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for elenchusBritish Dictionary definitions for elenchuselenchus / (ɪˈlɛŋkəs) / noun plural -chi (-kaɪ) logicrefutation of an argument by proving the contrary of its conclusion, esp syllogistically Socratic elenchus the drawing out of the consequences of a position in order to show them to be contrary to some accepted position Word Origin for elenchusC17: from Latin, from Greek elenkhos refutation, from elenkhein to put to shame, refute Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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