c. 1300, "to thrust back," from Old French reboter, rebuter "to thrust back," from re- "back" (see re-) + boter "to thrust, hit" (see butt (v.)). Legalese sense of "try to disprove, refute by evidence or argument" is from 1817. Related: Rebutted; rebutting.
例文
1. He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.
彼は原告側証人の断言に反論しようとした.
2.He attempted to rebut the assertions made by the prosecution witness.
彼は、支配者の証人が行った断言に反論しようとした。
3.This open letter is to rebut the argument of abstractionism.
この公開書簡は抽象派の論点に反論するものだ。
4.It is better for the present not to rebut his scheme.
今は彼の計画を否決しないほうがいい。
5.He rebut the argument of the other team In a debate.