| 单词 | irrefutable |
| 释义 | irrefutable (once / 11193 pages) adj Have you ever had to prove a point? If so, you probably needed to find evidence that could not be denied — that was absolutely true. That evidence would be considered irrefutable, impossible to disprove. The adjective irrefutable comes from the Latin verb refutāre, "repel or beat," with the added negative prefix in-. Some things are simply irrefutable. These are things based in logic (if a=b and b=c, then a=c), or in fact (George Washington was the first president of the United States). But some things that are irrefutable, while maybe not logical, are simply not arguable, as when someone responds to "Why not?" with "Because I don't want to"! WORD FAMILYirrefutable: irrefutably+/refutable: irrefutable/refutation: refutations/refute: refutable, refutation, refuted, refuter, refutes, refuting/refuter: refuters USAGE EXAMPLESAt least one theory is irrefutable: Popular votes don’t decide presidential contests in this country; the electoral college does. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) I take these even knowing that irrefutable, scientifically established evidence for such benefits is lacking and I may be paying mightily for a placebo effect. New York Times(Nov 21, 2016) And while Mr. Macierewicz claimed over the years to have “irrefutable evidence” of explosives, his experts have yet to produce it. New York Times(Nov 14, 2016) adj impossible to deny or disprove an irrefutable argument Syn incontrovertible, positive undeniable not possible to deny |
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