expostulate
英 [?k'sp?stj?le?t; ek-]
美 [?k'spɑst?ulet]
助記提示
1、ex- "from" + postul- + -ate.
2、字面意思為：demand urgently, remonstrate.
中文詞源
expostulate 抗議，爭執(zhí)ex-, 向外。-post, 要求，爭辯，詞源同postulate, pray.
英文詞源
- expostulate (v.)
- 1530s, "to demand, to claim," from Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare "to demand urgently, remonstrate, find fault, dispute, complain of, demand the reason (for someone's conduct)," from ex- "from" (see ex-) + postulare "to demand" (see postulate (v.)). Friendlier sense of "to reason earnestly (with someone) against a course of action, etc." is first recorded in English 1570s. Related: Expostulated; expostulating.
雙語例句
- 1. For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate.
- 那一刻，我以為她要提出異議。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She expostulate with her husband about his habit of smoking in bed.
- 她抗議她丈夫經(jīng)常在床上抽煙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The father expostulate with his son about the foolishness of leaving school.
- 父親就他孩子輟學的愚蠢行為對他進行規(guī)勸.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. They expostulate with him about the risk involve in his plan.
- 他們指出他的計劃有風險,勸他放棄.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He wanted to plunge in and expostulate with her.
- 他想要單刀直入,勸告她.
來自辭典例句