| 单词 | disprove |
| 释义 | disprove (once / 2486 pages) v When you disprove something, you argue against it or give evidence that it's not true. A student falsely accused of cheating on a test will work hard to disprove it. Even though it took years to be acknowledged, Galileo's theory that the planets revolve around the sun managed eventually to disprove previous ideas that the Earth was at the center of the universe. If your friends think your family is ridiculously wealthy, you can disprove this idea by showing them the tiny house you live in and the beat up old car your dad drives. The Old French source of disprove is desprover, "refute or contradict." WORD FAMILYdisprove: disproved, disprover, disproves, disproving+/disprover: disprovers/provable: provability, provably, unprovable/prove: disprove, provable, proved, proven, proves, proving/proved: provedly, unproved/proven: unproven/unprovable: unprovably USAGE EXAMPLESThe test neither definitively proves nor disproves residents’ belief about the new trains. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) How scientific is a theory unable to name a condition that disproves that theory? New York Times(Mar 27, 2013) Police say evidence disproving it included surveillance footage. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) v prove to be false The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper confute demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment explode show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete controvert, rebut, refuteprove to be false or incorrect falsifyprove false contradict, negate prove negative; show to be false |
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