喜樂美語
  1. 1nB1/rɪˈfjuːzəl/拒絕

    The act of saying firmly that you will not do something, will not give something, or will not accept something that someone asks you for or offers you.

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei's refusal to copy her friend's homework surprised the whole class.

    逐字美的「拒絕抄她朋友的功課」讓全班都很驚訝。

    「refusal」是動詞 refuse 的名詞形式，指「清楚說出我不做、不給、不接受」這件事本身。可以想成：英文把「說不」這個動作打包成一個東西，所以前面可以加形容詞（a polite refusal 客氣的拒絕、a flat refusal 斷然的拒絕），後面最常接 to + 原形動詞（his refusal to pay 他不肯付錢這件事）。它比口語的 say no 正式一點，常出現在寫作、報導，或是要說明「誰不肯、為什麼不肯」的時候。

    常見搭配

    • refusal to do something

      拒絕做某件事

      the act of saying you will not do a particular thing

      His refusal to answer made everyone even more curious.

    • a flat refusal

      斷然拒絕

      a clear, direct refusal with no room to argue

      She had not expected such a flat refusal.

    • a polite refusal

      客氣的婉拒

      a refusal said in a kind and gentle way

      My invitation was met with a polite refusal.

    • be met with a refusal

      （請求）遭到拒絕

      if a request is met with a refusal, the answer is no

      The request for more time was met with a refusal.

    • a point-blank refusal

      當場、不給理由的拒絕

      an immediate and direct refusal, given without any reason

      This point-blank refusal to talk about it surprised her.

    • a stubborn refusal

      固執地不肯

      a refusal that continues even when other people think it is unreasonable

      His stubborn refusal to ask for help slowed the project down.

core核心畫面

You can picture the moment itself: someone holds something out to you, or asks you for something, and you close your hand and say a clear, firm no. `refusal` is the name for that act — not the feeling behind it, and not the reason, but the saying-no itself, turned into a thing you can count, receive, or write down ("a flat refusal", "her refusal to sign").

可以想成一個定格的畫面：有人把東西遞到你面前，或開口要你做什麼，而你把手收回來、明確地說「不」。refusal 指的就是這個「說不」的動作本身——不是心裡的不情願，也不是理由，而是把那個當場拒絕的舉動變成一個可以指著談論的東西：可以是一次（a flat refusal），可以被記錄下來，也可以出現在句子的主語位置（Her refusal to sign surprised everyone）。

同家族的字

複數 refusals

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

refusalnoun/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/

  • 1

    The act of refusing.

    • Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.
  • 2

    civil-engineeringengineeringnatural-sciencesDepth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。