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单词 refutation
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refutation

/rɛfjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n /
noun [mass noun]
The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false: scientific theory is always tentative, open to refutation [count noun]: he fails to give a clear refutation of the argument...
  • The author went on to criticize his refutation of productivity-related theories.
  • He devoted himself to a thorough refutation of the second point.
  • He chooses for the thrust of his refutation Marcus's phrase, 'the conventions of medical practice at the time'.
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