disavow(动词):否认与……有关;声明不支持或不承担责任;公开否认/放弃(某种观点、行为或关系)。常用于正式语境。
/ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/
She disavowed any involvement in the incident.
她否认自己与该事件有任何牵连。
Although the article was published under his name, he later disavowed its arguments, saying they did not reflect his views.
尽管文章以他的名义发表,他后来仍公开否认文中论点,称那并不代表他的观点。
来自古法语 desavouer,由表示否定的前缀 dis-(不、否定)与与“承认、认可”有关的词根(与 avow “公开承认”同源)组合而成,字面含义是“不再承认/不予认可”。