denial
翻译
否认, 拒绝, 否定
例句
His denial of the crime was not convincing.
他对罪行的否认没有说服力。
She is in denial about her illness.
她对自己的病情持否认态度。
语法模式
denial of (sth.) 对(某事)的否认 His denial of the crime was not convincing.
in denial 处于否认状态 She is in denial about her illness.
近义词
同义词: refusal, rejection; 反义词: admission, acceptance
词源
源自于动词“deny”(否认),后者来自拉丁语“denegare”(拒绝)。
记忆技巧
记住心理学上的“否认”状态,即拒绝接受令人不快的现实。例如,“他仍处于否认阶段”。