"contradict, deny, dispute," c. 1300, literally "say against," from gain- (Old English gegn- "against;" see again) + say (v.). In Middle English it translates Latin contradicere. "Solitary survival of a once common prefix" [Weekley]. It also figured in such now-obsolete compounds as gain-taking "taking back again," gainclap "a counterstroke," gainbuy "redeem," Gaincoming "Second Advent," and gainstand "to oppose." Related: Gainsaid; gainsaying.
雙語例句
1. Nobody can gainsay his claims.
沒人能夠反駁他的說法。
來自《權威詞典》
2. However much people have criticised her style and some of her policies no one will gainsay her courage.
無論人們如何強烈地批評她的處事風格和某些政策，她的勇氣卻無人能夠否認。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The practical and pragmatic gainsay the Utopian and transcendental.