irrefutability

/ɪɹᵻfjˌuɾəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

Quality of being irrefutable.

Word Origin Built from Latin 'refutare' — to beat back, disprove — from 're-' back and 'futare' to strike. So irrefutability is literally the quality of being unable to be beaten back in argument. The breakdown ir+re+fut+able+ity makes it clear: not-back-beat-able-ness. The same root gives us refute and confute (beat together, disprove thoroughly), and the PIE root *bhau- meant to strike — you can almost see the verbal blows being deflected.

noun Quality of being irrefutable. countable

The scientific evidence presented had such irrefutability that it convinced even the most skeptical critics.

(名词) 不可辩驳性;无可辩驳性

所呈现的科学证据具有如此不可辩驳的性质,甚至说服了最持怀疑态度的批评者。

(sustantivo) Cualidad de ser irrefutable.

La evidencia científica presentada tenía tal irrefutabilidad que convenció incluso a los críticos más escépticos.

(nom) irréfutabilité [Caractère de ce qui est irréfutable ; impossibilité d'être contredit.]

Les preuves scientifiques présentées avaient une telle irréfutabilité qu'elles ont convaincu même les critiques les plus sceptiques.

(Substantiv) Unwiderlegbarkeit; Unanfechtbarkeit [Die Eigenschaft, unwiderlegbar zu sein; unanfechtbare Gültigkeit.]

Die vorgelegten wissenschaftlichen Beweise besaßen eine solche **Irrefutability**, dass sie selbst die skeptischsten Kritiker überzeugten.

(名詞) 反論・論破が不可能である性質。完全に論破不能な状態。

提示された科学的証拠には、最も懐疑的な批評家をも納得させるほどの反論不能性があった。

(substantivo) irrefutabilidade; incontestabilidade [Qualidade de ser irrefutável.]

As evidências científicas apresentadas tinham tanta irrefutabilidade que convenceram até os críticos mais céticos.

Word parts: ir + re + fut + able + ity

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