recants的中文翻译是什么意思

recants

/rɪˈkænts/

v. 撤回(声明),放弃(信仰或主张)( recant的第三人称单数 )

recants柯林斯释义

VERB公开放弃(信仰或意见)

If you recant, you say publicly that you no longer hold a set of beliefs that you had in the past.

  • White House officials ordered Williams to recant.

    白宫官员命令威廉斯公开宣布放弃自己的观点。

  • ...a man who had refused after torture to recant his heresy.

    受严刑折磨后仍拒绝放弃其异教信仰的人