disavow

.disә'vau

GRE

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with

vt. 否认, 否定, 拒绝对...承担责任
[法] 不承认, 抵赖, 拒绝对...承担责任

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disavow 由前缀 dis- 和动词 avow 组成。前缀 dis- 表示否定或反义，而 avow 意为公开声明或承认。结合起来，disavow 的意思就是否认或拒绝承认。

例句

1. She decided to disavow the rumors about her personal life.

她决定否认关于她私生活的谣言。

2. The politician had to disavow his previous statements to maintain his support.

这位政治家不得不否认他之前的言论以保持支持。

3. He was quick to disavow any association with the controversial group.

他迅速否认与那个有争议的团体有任何关联。