impugn

vt. 责难, 抨击, 攻击 [法] 驳斥, 指责, 非难

发音

US /ɪmˈpjuːn/

词形变化

impugned impugneth impugning impugns 三单 impugns impugning 现在分词 impugned 过去式 impugned 过去分词

别名

empugn impune

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To assault, attack.

    废旧 及物
  2. 2.

    To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.

    及物

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:impugn.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 1

challenge

词源

Borrowed from Middle French impugner, from Latin impugnō, from im- + pugnō (“fight”), from pugnus (“fist”), as in English pugilism (“fighting with fists, boxing”).

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