"contradict, deny, dispute," c. 1300, literally "say against," from gain- (Old English gegn- "against;" see again) + say (v.). In Middle English it translates Latin contradicere. "Solitary survival of a once common prefix" [Weekley]. It also figured in such now-obsolete compounds as gain-taking "taking back again," gainclap "a counterstroke," gainbuy "redeem," Gaincoming "Second Advent," and gainstand "to oppose." Related: Gainsaid; gainsaying.
中文解释
1、against + say.
实用例句
1. Nobody can gainsay his claims.
没人能够反驳他的说法。
来自《权威词典》
2. However much people have criticised her style and some of her policies no one will gainsay her courage.
无论人们如何强烈地批评她的处事风格和某些政策，她的勇气却无人能够否认。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The practical and pragmatic gainsay the Utopian and transcendental.
