🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典:
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯!)
最近搜尋:
TOEFL BNC: 0 COCA: 41426

controvert

verb

con·​tro·​vert ˈkän-trə-ˌvərt How to pronounce controvert (audio)
ˌkän-trə-ˈvərt
controverted; controverting; controverts

transitive verb

: to dispute or oppose by reasoning
controvert a point in a discussion
controverter
ˈkän-trə-ˌvər-tər How to pronounce controvert (audio)
ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-
noun
controvertible
ˈkän-trə-ˌvər-tə-bəl How to pronounce controvert (audio)
ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-
adjective

Example Sentences

The attorney offered evidence that controverted the plaintiff's allegations. ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines
Recent Examples on the Web During the upcoming weeks and through the appeal a slew of additional credible and controverting evidence will come to light. Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2017

Word History

Etymology

controversy

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of controvert was in 1563

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime