1520s; see deny + -al (2). Replaced earlier denyance (mid-15c.). Meaning "unconscious suppression of painful or embarrassing feelings" first attested 1914 in A.A. Brill's translation of Freud's "Psychopathology of Everyday Life"; phrase in denial popularized 1980s.
双语例句
1. The denial was limited to rejecting the construction put on his remarks.
这种否认仅限于不接受对他所说话语的阐释。
来自柯林斯例句
2. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.
这不能成为剥夺他人受宪法保护权利的正当理由。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement.
