gainsay

verb

🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/

often used in negative sentences常用于否定句 (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they gainsay	🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/ 🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
he / she / it gainsays	🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈsez/ 🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈsez/
past simple gainsaid	🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈsed/ 🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈsed/
past participle gainsaid	🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈsed/ 🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈsed/
-ing form gainsaying	🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪɪŋ/

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gainsay something to say that something is not true; to disagree with or deny something反驳；反对；否认 synonym deny
- Nobody can gainsay his claims.没人能够反驳他的说法。🔊🔊
- There is no gainsaying these facts.这些事实无可厚非。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from obsolete gain- ‘against’ + say.