反证 (fǎn zhèng) — (noun) disproof; counterevidence; (verb) to disprove; to provide counterevidence
Definition
A formal/logical term: as a noun, evidence or argument used to disprove a claim (more rigorous than 一般反驳); as a verb, to disprove a claim by presenting such counterevidence.
noun
disproofcounterevidence
verb
to disproveto provide counterevidence
Examples
- 反证，。Tā de lǐ lùn quē fá fǎn zhèng, suǒ yǐ hěn nán bèi tuī fān.His theory lacks counterevidence, so it's hard to refute.
- 反证。Lǜ shī yòng xīn de zhèng jù fǎn zhèng le duì fāng de shuō fǎ.The lawyer disproved the other side's claim with new evidence.
- ，反证。Zài luó ji xué zhōng, fǎn zhèng shì yì zhǒng zhòng yào de lùn zhèng fāng fǎ.In logic, disproof is an important method of argument.
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