renounce
翻譯
放棄, 宣布放棄, 否認
例句
He renounced his claim to the throne.
他放棄了對王位的要求。
She renounced her former beliefs.
她摒棄了自己以前的信仰。
文法模式
((sth.)) 正式放棄(某事) He renounced his claim to the throne.
近義詞
同義詞: give up, reject, abandon; 反義詞: claim, accept, embrace
詞源
源自拉丁語 're-' (向後) + 'nuntiare' (宣布)。意為「宣布收回」,即正式聲明放棄某事物。
記憶技巧
可以想成 're-announce' (重新宣布) 的反面。你正在「宣布」斷絕與某事物的聯繫。