- 1nB1
/rɪˈfjuːzəl/
The act of saying firmly that you will not do something, will not give something, or will not accept something that someone asks you for or offers you.
拒絕
複數 refusals
核心畫面
You can picture the moment itself: someone holds something out to you, or asks you for something, and you close your hand and say a clear, firm no. `refusal` is the name for that act — not the feeling behind it, and not the reason, but the saying-no itself, turned into a thing you can count, receive, or write down ("a flat refusal", "her refusal to sign").
可以想成一個定格的畫面：有人把東西遞到你面前，或開口要你做什麼，而你把手收回來、明確地說「不」。refusal 指的…更多收起
可以想成一個定格的畫面：有人把東西遞到你面前，或開口要你做什麼，而你把手收回來、明確地說「不」。refusal 指的就是這個「說不」的動作本身——不是心裡的不情願，也不是理由，而是把那個當場拒絕的舉動變成一個可以指著談論的東西：可以是一次（a flat refusal），可以被記錄下來，也可以出現在句子的主語位置（Her refusal to sign surprised everyone）。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
refusalnoun/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/
- 1
The act of refusing.
- Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.
- 2
civil-engineeringengineeringnatural-sciencesDepth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。