rebut
/rɪˈbʌt/verb
(rebutted, rebutting)with obj.
1
- claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false反驳, 驳回; 驳斥（证据, 指控）：
he had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends.
对于指控他为政界朋友谋取便利, 他只好予以反驳。
2
- archaic drive back or repel (a person or attack)〈古〉击退（进攻）; 制止（人）。
派生词
rebuttable
adjective词源
Middle English （in the senses 'rebuke and repulse'）： from Anglo-Norman French rebuter, from Old French re- (expressing opposition) + boter 'to butt'. Sense 1 (originally a legal use) dates from the early 19th cent.