释义 |
recant/riˈkænt/v. 1 tr. withdraw and renounce (a former belief or statement) as erroneous or heretical (因认为其错误而)撤回;放弃;(以前的信念或声明) 2 intr. disavow a former opinion, esp. with a public confession of error (尤指通过公开认错而)否定以前的看法 □ recantation /ˌri:kænˈteiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ recanter n.[Latin recantare ‘revoke’ (as RE-, cantare ‘sing, chant’)] |