To rebut something is to argue back against it and show it is wrong. It is used for statements, claims, accusations, arguments — anything someone has said about you or about a subject.

To rebut somethingrebut（反駁）一件事 means to argue back against it意思是反過來argue回去 and show it is wrong並證明它是錯的 It is used for statements, claims, accusations, arguments它可以用在言論、說法、指控、論點上 anything someone has said about you or about a subject任何別人針對你或某個主題說過的話

The important part is that rebutting is not just disagreeing. You have to give reasons, evidence, an argument of your own.

The important part重點是 is that rebutting is not just disagreeingrebut不只是不同意 You have to give你必須提出 reasons, evidence, an argument of your own理由、證據、你自己的論點

'He denied it' means he said no. 'He rebutted it' means he answered it with something.

'He denied it'他denied it means he said no意思是他說「不是」 'He rebutted it'他rebutted it means he answered it with something意思是他拿出東西來回應

The word lives in law, debate, academic writing, and news. A defence lawyer rebuts the prosecution's case; a scientist rebuts a criticism of her paper; a spokesperson rebuts a report. In ordinary talk people say 'answer back', 'prove wrong', 'argue against', or 'push back on'.

The word lives in這個字常出現在 law, debate, academic writing, and news法律、辯論、學術寫作、新聞裡 A defence lawyer辯護律師 rebuts the prosecution's caserebut檢方的論點 a scientist科學家 rebuts a criticism of her paperrebut對她論文的批評 a spokesperson發言人 rebuts a reportrebut一份報告 In ordinary talk在日常對話裡 people say人們會說 'answer back', 'prove wrong', 'argue against', or 'push back on'「反駁回去」、「證明是錯的」、「argue against」、或「push back on」

English speakers often confuse this with 'refute', and the confusion has gone so far that many dictionaries now record both meanings for both words. Strictly, 'rebut' means you argued against it, while 'refute' means you actually succeeded in proving it false. Careful writers still keep them apart.

English speakers often confuse this with 'refute'英文使用者常把這個字跟'refute'搞混 and the confusion has gone so far這種混淆已經嚴重到 that many dictionaries now record both meanings for both words很多字典現在兩個字都收錄了兩種意思 Strictly嚴格來說 'rebut' means you argued against it'rebut'的意思是你argue反對它 while 'refute' means you actually succeeded in proving it false而'refute'的意思是你真的成功證明它是錯的 Careful writers講究的作者 still keep them apart還是會把它們分清楚

Note the spelling: rebut, rebutted, rebutting — the t doubles.

Note the spelling注意拼法 rebut, rebutted, rebutting — the t doublesrebut、rebutted、rebutting——t要疊一個