remonstrate
英 [ˈrem.ən.streɪt]
美 [rɪˈmɑːn.streɪt]
- vt. 责备,告诫;抗议;表示异议
- vi. 抗议,反对;进谏;告诫
remonstrate 抱怨,抗议re-,表强调,-mon,展示,提醒,警告,词源同 monster,demonstration.引申词义抱怨,抗议。
- remonstrate
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remonstrate: see monster
- remonstrate (v.)
- 1590s, "make plain," back-formation from remonstration, or else from Medieval Latin remonstratus, past participle of remonstrare "to demonstrate" (see remonstrance). Meaning "to exhibit or present strong reasons against" is from 1690s. Related: Remonstrated; remonstrating.
- 1. She opened her mouth to remonstrate, but became silent.
- 她只是劝了几句就不作声了.
- 2. Did you not remonstrate against such infamy?
- 您没有抗议这种无耻的事情 吗 ?
- 3. Miss Temple seemed to remonstrate.
- 谭波尔小姐似乎在抗议.
- 4. I don't remonstrate, I simply answer you.
- 我没有反对, 我只是回答你的话.
- 5. So please don't remonstrate; in talking about it you have me at a disadvantage.
- 因此请你不必再反对了, 在这件事上,你已使我处于无法招架的地位.