expostulate
英[ɪk'spɒstjʊleɪt;ek-]
美[ɪk'spɑstʃulet]
- vi. 劝诫，告诫；忠告
词态变化
第三人称单数: expostulates;过去式: expostulated;过去分词: expostulated;现在分词: expostulating;名词: expostulation;
助记提示
1、ex- "from" + postul- + -ate.
2、字面意思为：demand urgently, remonstrate.
中文词源
expostulate 抗议，争执
ex-, 向外。-post, 要求，争辩，词源同postulate, pray.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate.
- 那一刻，我以为她要提出异议。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She expostulate with her husband about his habit of smoking in bed.
- 她抗议她丈夫经常在床上抽烟.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The father expostulate with his son about the foolishness of leaving school.
- 父亲就他孩子辍学的愚蠢行为对他进行规劝.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. They expostulate with him about the risk involve in his plan.
- 他们指出他的计划有风险,劝他放弃.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He wanted to plunge in and expostulate with her.
- 他想要单刀直入,劝告她.
来自辞典例句