disprove

英 [ˌdɪsˈpruːv]

美 [ˌdɪsˈpruːv]

v.  证明…是错误(或虚假)的

过去分词：disproved　现在分词：disproving　过去式：disproved　第三人称单数：disproves　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14282 / COCA.15886

牛津词典

verb

• 证明…是错误（或虚假）的
  to show that sth is wrong or false
  1. The theory has now been disproved.
     这一理论现已证明是错误的。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 证明…有误;证明…有假
  Todisprovean idea, belief, or theory means to show that it is not true.
  1. The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect.
     收集数据来证明他的假设是否成立要花上数年的时间。

英英释义

verb

• prove to be false
  1. The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories
  Synonym:confute

双语例句

• Until now no one had been able to disprove the theory.
  直至现在尚无人能驳倒这一理论。
• Experts: Cold snap doesn't disprove global warming.
  专家：寒潮和全球变暖不矛盾。
• The statistics disprove your argument.
  统计数字证明你的论证不能成立。
• He could not disprove the major contention of his opponents.
  他驳不倒对方的主要论点。
• The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect.
  收集数据来证明他的假设是否成立要花上数年的时间。
• As a way of exploring R, let us see if we can prove or disprove this explanation.
  作为研究R的一种方法，来看我们是否能证明或者驳斥这一解释。
• Prosecutors said they could not disprove his assertion that the encounter with a hotel chambermaid was consensual.
  检控官表示，他们难以反驳卡恩的说法，他和酒店女服务员在酒店的行为是双方自愿的。
• Grissom wants me to disprove his account.
  grissom想让我证明他说慌了。
• The scientific method requires that we observe ( software-related) phenomena, formulate hypotheses, use those hypotheses to predict future behavior, and validate or disprove our hypotheses.
  科学的方法需要我们观测现象（与软件相关的），明确表达假设，用那些假设来预言未来的行为，并验证我们的假设是否是正确的。
• They can neither prove nor disprove that it is genuine.
  他们无法证明它是真的，也无法证明它是假的。