gainsaygain•say /ˌɡeɪn'seɪ/ (gainsaid/-'sed/, gainsaid)

vt [常用否定] 正式

1. 否认

• There's no gainsaying her virtue. 她的美德是无可否认的。

2. 反驳，反对

• Though I disagreed with him, I did not gainsay him. 虽然我和他意见不同，但没有反驳他。