5.an object associated with a character, office, or quality, as the lion skin of Hercules. 6.a subordinate word or phrase that serves to limit, particularize, or supplement the meaning of another: Inthe red house, redis an attribute ofhouse. ...
1.To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof:refute testimony. 2.To deny the accuracy or truth of:refuted the results of the poll. 3.Usage ProblemTo repudiate. [Latinrefūtāre; seebhau-inIndo-European roots.] ...
(Melbourne: Text Publishing, 1996), 107. Of course there are many thinkers that strongly refute the claim that evil has a mysterious aspect, preferring instead to view evil as “ordinary” and absolutely comprehensible. Their arguments will be discussed in some detail in Chapter 6. See Michael...
Refute, on the other hand, carries a similar meaning but is more commonly used in the context of disproving or denying the validity of an argument, allegation, or claim, potentially with less emphasis on the presentation of counter-evidence. 9 When someone confutes an argument, they not only...
The heart of Kubrick’s argument is that the universe is inherently devoid of meaning. Comparisons to nihilism are instantly refuted, for Kubrick’s viewpoint differs in the sense that he believes that although inherently pointless, the universe can nevertheless be shaped and coloured by the indiv...
Henry has some sense of the meaning of this because she refers to "originally dark ideas of reason that can be consciously comprehended only through reflection in judgment." But then she keeps referring to these "dark ideas" as somehow at the same time "immediate insights." So she knows, ...
means有人看成meaning意义的意思,不不不,不要看错了。means是“方法,途径”;resort to“采取,使用” 大家可以把“定语从句”“同位语从句”“宾语从句”同时复习了,我就直接说了, 空格前后两个成分完整吗?前面主谓宾完整。难在后面,后面也完整,因为resort是不及物动词。确实resort与to搭配,但是其中to是介词,但这...
1.To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof:refute testimony. 2.To deny the accuracy or truth of:refuted the results of the poll. 3.Usage ProblemTo repudiate. [Latinrefūtāre; seebhau-inIndo-European roots.] ...
the Order which had advanced the Church of St. Peter to the status of a cathedral was revoked, and St. Peter’swas not onlyreunited with St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, but its revenues went toward the expenses of the latter. However, a chronological inconsistency refutes this theory, ...
By that which is self-caused I mean that of which the essence involves existence, or that of which the nature is only conceivable as existent. II. A thing is called finite after its kind when it can be limited by another thing of the same nature; for instance, a body is called ...