Denial

(noun.) the act of asserting that something alleged is not true.

(noun.) the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); 'it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges'.

(noun.) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts.

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• It was absolutely certain, therefore, in spite of her denial, that she must know something of the matter. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• And without giving Mr. Pickwick time to offer remonstrance or denial, Mr. Leo Hunter stalked gravely away. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• A younger son, you know, must be inured to self-denial and dependence. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Yet many of the philosophic schools of method which have been mentioned transform the ignoring into a virtual denial. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• No, George,' said Lavinia, in a tone of resolute self-denial. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mr. Winkle, with great self-denial, expressed himself quite satisfied already. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• It would be ungenerous to affect not to know that your self-denial is to be referred to your consideration for her father. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• That would account for the angry return, and also for the girl's denial that anything had occurred. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• It is then not only impossible to confine sex to mere reproduction; it would be a stupid denial of the finest values of civilization. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• His quick suspicions were aroused by this dull echo of her former denial. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• She would not take a denial. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Holy men have bidden penitents like you to hasten their path upward by penance, self-denial, and difficult good works. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• If self-denial be the essence of virtue, then it follows that the man who is naturally temperate, just, &c. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• His expensiveness is acknowledged even by himself, and his whole conduct declares that self-denial is a word hardly understood by him. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• The imagination is more vivid: the horror of capitalism is not alone in the poverty and suffering it entails, but in its ruthless denial of life to millions of men. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The most cruel of all denials is to deprive a human being of joyous activity. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

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