disclaim
verb /dɪsˈkleɪm/
/dɪsˈkleɪm/
(formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they disclaim | /dɪsˈkleɪm/ /dɪsˈkleɪm/ |
he / she / it disclaims | /dɪsˈkleɪmz/ /dɪsˈkleɪmz/ |
past simple disclaimed | /dɪsˈkleɪmd/ /dɪsˈkleɪmd/ |
past participle disclaimed | /dɪsˈkleɪmd/ /dɪsˈkleɪmd/ |
-ing form disclaiming | /dɪsˈkleɪmɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkleɪmɪŋ/ |
- disclaim something to state publicly that you have no knowledge of something, or that you are not responsible for something
synonym deny公开否认;拒绝承认 - She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.
她否认知道丈夫的下落。 - The rebels disclaimed all responsibility for the explosion.
叛乱分子否认对这次爆炸事件负有任何责任。
- She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.
- disclaim something to give up your right to something, such as property or a title
synonym renounce放弃(财产、头衔等的)权利
词源late Middle English (in legal contexts): from Anglo-Norman French desclamer, from des- (expressing reversal) + clamer ‘to claim’, from Latin clamare ‘call out’.