| 单词 | refusal |
| 释义 | refusal (once / 436 pages) n A refusal is when you absolutely won't do something. A little kid's refusal to eat his broccoli might result in his mother's refusal to take him out for ice cream after dinner. When something is refused, or a person refuses to do something, it's a refusal. There's a stubborn quality to the word refusal, like a defiant child who won't be swayed. There is a legal term called the "right of first refusal," which gives a person an opportunity to buy or do something first, before anyone else has a chance, or to refuse the opportunity. The Latin root word is refundere, "pour back or give back." WORD FAMILYrefusal: refusals+/refuse: refusal, refused, refuses, refusing USAGE EXAMPLESDespite his stubborn refusal to be alarmist, Mass admits there’s climatological drama on our horizon. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The law puts the onus on the government to explain the refusal. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) To David Bowie, whose beauty and talent and refusal to quit signified something beyond words: your passing brought us together in sadness and silent adulation. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the act of refusing Hypo|Hyper repudiation refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) prohibitionrefusal to approve or assent to interdictionauthoritative prohibition ban, banning, forbiddance, forbiddingan official prohibition or edict against something denial the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) 2n a message refusing to accept something that is offered Hypo|Hyper declination, regrets a polite refusal of an invitation content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about |
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