1. In the refutation tree of predicate calculus, the proved conjunctive formula. 在谓词演算的反驳树中，被证明的合式公式。
2. Perpetrator's refutation to basic facts is disproof, while his refutation to presumed facts is proof. 加害人对基础事实的反驳属于反证，而对推定事实的反驳则是本证。
3. I maintain, however, that in today's America such prejudices are far more loosely held than they once were—and hence are subject to refutation. 尽管如此，我仍坚信，在今日的美国，这种偏见远不如以前那么深刻了——并且这种偏见常常受到驳斥。
英英解释
n.
1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
2. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
3. the act of determining that something is false
