"give the lie to" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 揭穿
• 證明...是假的

Definition

證明某事是錯誤的或虛假的，通常是用證據推翻先前的說法或信念。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

半正式或書面語，常用於報導、論文與辯論，例如 'give the lie to the claim'。不是直接說某人說謊，而是用事實證明某事為假。

Examples

Her actions give the lie to her words.

她的行為**揭穿了**她說的話。

The weather today gives the lie to the forecast.

今天天氣**證明了預報不準確**。

The evidence gives the lie to his statement.

證據**揭穿了**他的話。

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

這些積極的結果確實**證明**了批評者的質疑是錯的。

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

她的成功難道不是**證明**那些謠言是假的嗎？

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

多年的研究**揭穿了**這種方法沒用的說法。