矢口否认 (shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn) — to flatly deny, to emphatically refute (an accusation or fact)
Definition
A strong, emphatic idiom meaning to flatly and stubbornly deny an accusation or fact — the speaker is shutting down the claim, not just disagreeing. Note 矢口, not 矢志.
idiom
to flatly denyto emphatically refute (an accusation or fact)
Examples
- 矢口否认。Tā shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn zì jǐ zuò guò zhè jiàn shì.He flatly denied that he had done this.
- ，矢口否认。Miàn duì zhèng jù, tā réng rán shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn.Faced with the evidence, she still flatly denied it.
- ，矢口否认。Jì zhě wèn tā shì fǒu zhī qíng, tā shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn.The reporter asked if he knew about it, and he flatly denied it.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head
The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.
矢口 gives swearing by mouth; 否认 gives denial, so together they mean flatly deny.
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