reject(动词/名词):
/ˈriːdʒekt/(动词)
/ˈriːdʒekt/(名词在英式中常见;美式名词也常读 /ˈriːdʒɛkt/)
They rejected my application.
他们驳回了我的申请。
Although the committee initially rejected the proposal, they later accepted a revised version after further discussion.
尽管委员会起初否决了该提案,但在进一步讨论后,他们后来接受了修订版。
来自拉丁语 reicere(“扔回去、抛回去”),由 **re-**(回、再)+ jacere(投掷)组成。引申为“把某物推回去”→“不接受、拒绝”。