"give the lie to" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 揭穿
• 证明...是假的

Definition

证明某事是错误的或虚假的，通常是用证据推翻之前的说法或信念。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

半正式或书面语，常用于报道、论文和辩论中，如 'give the lie to the claim'。不是直接说某人撒谎，而是用事实证明某事为假。

Examples

Her actions give the lie to her words.

她的行为**揭穿了**她的话。

The weather today gives the lie to the forecast.

今天天气**证明了预报不准确**。

The evidence gives the lie to his statement.

证据**揭穿了**他的话。

These positive results really give the lie to the critics' doubts.

这些积极的结果确实**证伪了**批评者的质疑。

Doesn't her success give the lie to all those rumors?

她的成功难道不是**证明了**那些谣言不是真的吗？

Years of research give the lie to the myth that this method doesn’t work.

多年的研究**揭穿了**这种方法不起作用的说法。