remonstrate

• vt. 責備，告誡；抗議；表示異議
• vi. 抗議，反對；進諫；告誡

re-,表強調，-mon,展示，提醒，警告，詞源同 monster,demonstration.引申詞義抱怨，抗議。

remonstrate

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.

她隻是勸了幾句就不作聲了.

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2. Did you not remonstrate against such infamy?

您沒有抗議這種無恥的事情 嗎 ?

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3. Miss Temple seemed to remonstrate.

譚波爾小姐似乎在抗議.

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4. I don't remonstrate, I simply answer you.

我沒有反對, 我隻是回答你的話.

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5. So please don't remonstrate; in talking about it you have me at a disadvantage.

因此請你不必再反對了, 在這件事上,你已使我處於無法招架的地位.

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