"contradict, deny, dispute," c. 1300, literally "say against," from gain- (Old English gegn- "against;" see again) + say (v.). In Middle English it translates Latin contradicere. "Solitary survival of a once common prefix" [Weekley]. It also figured in such now-obsolete compounds as gain-taking "taking back again," gainclap "a counterstroke," gainbuy "redeem," Gaincoming "Second Advent," and gainstand "to oppose." Related: Gainsaid; gainsaying.
例文
1. Nobody can gainsay his claims.
彼の言い分に反論できる人はいない。
2.However much people have criticised her style and some of her policies no one will gainsay her courage.
彼女の行動スタイルや政策をどんなに強く批判されても、彼女の勇気は否定できない。
3.The practical and pragmatic gainsay the Utopian and transcendental.