defeater

/dᵻfˈiɾɚ/ noun

One who defeats.

Word Origin Defeater comes from 'defeat', which is built from Latin 'dis-' (apart, reversal) and 'facere' (to do, make) — literally 'to undo, to unmake'. A defeater is someone who undoes the opponent's efforts. The same root 'facere' is incredibly productive: affect, effect, perfect, defect, manufacture (made by hand), artifact (made by art). So a defeater is an un-maker.

noun One who defeats. countable

As the defeater of the reigning champion, he earned widespread acclaim.

(名词) 击败者;战胜者

作为卫冕冠军的击败者,他赢得了广泛赞誉。

(sustantivo) vencedor; derrotador; triunfador [El que vence o derrota.]

Como vencedor del campeón reinante, gozó de un amplio reconocimiento.

(nom) vainqueur; conquérant [Celui ou celle qui vainc, qui l'emporte dans une confrontation.]

En tant que vainqueur du champion en titre, il a remporté un large succès.

(Substantiv) Besieger; Sieger; Bezwinger [jemand, der einen Gegner besiegt oder eine Herausforderung erfolgreich bewältigt hat.]

Als **defeater** des amtierenden Meisters erlangte er große Anerkennung.

(名詞) 打ち負かす人、勝利者。

現チャンピオンを破った者として、彼は広く称賛を得た。

(substantivo) vencedor; derrotador; conquistador [Aquele que derrota.]

Como o vencedor que derrotou o campeão reinante, ele recebeu amplo reconhecimento.

noun a belief which, if proved to be true, would imply outright or indirectly that another belief were false. countable

The new evidence served as a defeater for the prosecution's theory.

(名词) 反驳性信念

新证据成为了检方理论的反驳依据。

(sustantivo) una creencia que, de demostrarse verdadera, implicaría directa o indirectamente que otra creencia es falsa.

La nueva evidencia sirvió como refutación de la teoría de la fiscalía.

(nom) réfutation; argument réfutatif [Croyance qui, si elle était prouvée vraie, impliquerait directement ou indirectement qu'une autre croyance est fausse.]

La nouvelle preuve a servi de réfutation pour la théorie de l'accusation.

(Substantiv) Widerlegung; Gegenbeweis [eine Überzeugung oder ein Sachverhalt, der, wenn er als wahr bewiesen wird, eine andere Überzeugung direkt oder indirekt widerlegt.]

Die neuen Beweise dienten als **defeater** für die Theorie der Anklage.

(名詞) 真実だと証明された場合、他の信念が誤りであると直接的または間接的に示すすべての信念。反駁。

新しい証拠は検察側の説に対する有力な反証となった。

(substantivo) refutação [uma crença que, se provada verdadeira, implicaria direta ou indiretamente que outra crença seria falsa.]

A nova evidência serviu como refutação para a teoria da acusação.

Word parts: de + feat + er

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