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 discredited 添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 不足信的, 不名誉的

  1. The government was discredited by the scandal.
    政府因这桩丑闻而名声败坏。
  2. His theories were discredited by scientists.
    他的理论科学家很怀疑.


discredited
[ adj ]
  1. being unjustly brought into disrepute

    2. <adj.all>
    a discredited politician
    her damaged reputation
  2. suffering shame

    3. <adj.all>


Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discredited}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Discrediting}.] [Cf. F. discr['e]diter.]
1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to
disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.

2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust
in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.

An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of
discrediting our common English Bible. --Strype.

2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach
upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.

He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the
same man he went. --Sir H.
Wotton.

discredited \discredited\ adj.
1. being brought into disrepute; as, a discredited
politician.

Syn: damaged.
[WordNet 1.5]

2. suffering shame.

Syn: disgraced, dishonored, shamed.
[WordNet 1.5]

3. having been shown to be incorrect; as, a discredited
theory or policy.
[PJC]

  1. Its sole merit as a potential party of government is that it has not been discredited by appearing to rot after too long a period in office.
  2. Many of the macroeconomic beliefs of bond traders are discredited Keynesian notions.
  3. This is that the law no longer condones suits based on discredited antitrust theories.
  4. The average age of all volunteers is 31, a more mature force than the one envisioned by Nixon who, campaigning against Kennedy in 1960, said the Peace Corps would become a discredited haven for restless youth _ a "Kiddy Corps," as Nixon described it.
  5. The report said defense intelligence discredited - often in error - live-sighting reports about U.S. personnel from hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos during the 1970s and 1980s.
  6. In the public's perception it significantly discredited the entire 1990 income tax reform.
  7. But Kerry, Bradley and Biden said taxpayer financing is the only way to fully reform a system discredited by politicians raising campaign dollars from individuals and groups who then expect special treatment from the government.
  8. The bank's other thrust has been import substitution: a discredited policy of promoting protected industries such as state-owned paper mills in Nepal.
  9. That means Hitler's successes discredited additionally above all the parliamentarily established system of freedom, the democracy of the Weimar itself.
  10. The suit describes how PaineWebber recruited the plaintiffs, gave them executive titles and six-figure bonuses to sign up, and then, between 1983 and 1985, allegedly discredited the plaintiffs and forced them out.
  11. They hoped in vain that the green and golden concoctions of the alchemist would bring a cure." It was once believed that Henry, who died at age 56, succumbed to syphilis, but that theory has been discredited.
  12. The corruption scandals of the past two years have discredited the former political establishment. Italy's fresh start is, of necessity, a journey into the unknown.
  13. It attributes much of the anti-Semitism in Hungary to the knowledge that many of the country's discredited former Communist leaders were Jewish.
  14. "If an organ is discredited by true information that is revealed and objectively a loss of faith occurs as a result of unconstitutional, illegal or criminal actions, in that sense there can be no moral or criminal reproach," Yakovlev said.
  15. The Italian administration consists of a motley collection of politicians, short on experience; the Spanish government is discredited by scandal and corruption.
  16. Modern archaeological investigations generally have discredited the legends, but the origins of Lebanese cedar trees and wild lemons found in the landlocked region hundreds of miles from the coast never have been fully explained.
  17. Haig said the Massachusetts governor is the voice for "discredited and disconsolate liberals," and told his GOP audience the party must work to bring back disaffected conservatives in its own ranks.
  18. Some officials in the State Department, which has taken control of Contra policy, charge that the CIA discredited Mr. Rivera in order to protect its own chain of command.
  19. This change in the woman's testimony did not justify claims by Salvadoran officials that Mrs. Barrera's testimony has been discredited, thus proving that Salvadoran armed forces were not involved in the murders, Moakley said.
  20. But the jurors said no when asked if they believed the statement discredited King.
  21. Despite that appeal, there was a renewed round of calls for people not to resort to violence as they seek to punish discredited former Communist rulers, many of whom have been arrested or are being investigated for abuses of power.
  22. It's kind of left-wing.' He talked about genetic determinism, theories which he said had been discredited but which refused to die.
  23. Labour was hopelessly discredited.
  24. Their leaderships are discredited in the public's eye both for clinging to power, and as a result of the Milan corruption scandal and the awesome extent of the abuse of power exposed.
  25. "We weren't afraid of them when they were alive, so why should we fear them when they're dead?" an Iraqi official said in an interview, speaking of the discredited kings.
  26. "When an ideology ceases to motivate people, when it is discredited, when it is no longer a source for policy, it is dying, and that is what is happening.
  27. He was told he must spy on his congregation or he would be discredited in the media or deported.
  28. Such deals reflected the largesse of the now discredited Andreotti era.
  29. "Well, I guess you heard that (Larc owner) Ralph Garcia's been discredited," he began.
  30. The pursuit of happiness was discredited by the communist perversion of the Hegelian concept that one should never feel contented.
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