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expostulation

/ik-spos-chuh-ley-shuhn/US // ɪkˌspɒs tʃəˈleɪ ʃən //

恳求,劝告书,求情,劝告

Related Words

criticism批评,批语,批判,批评声complaint投诉,抱怨,申诉,控诉demur抗辩,抗议,抗辩权,抗辨challenge挑战,挑战赛,挑战性,难题protest抗议,抗議,示威,抗诉protestation抗议,申诉,抗诉,抗議remonstration针砭时弊,诤言,抗议,针砭remonstrance谏言,针砭时弊,诤言,诤友demurral扰乱秩序,扰民,扰乱治安,扰乱市场秩序dissuasion劝阻,劝说,劝退,劝诫

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest: In spite of my expostulations, he insisted on driving me home.
    • : an expostulatory remark or address.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounobjection
Synonyms
challenge挑战,挑战赛,挑战性,难题complaint投诉,抱怨,申诉,控诉criticism批评,批语,批判,批评声demur抗辩,抗议,抗辩权,抗辨demurral扰乱秩序,扰民,扰乱治安,扰乱市场秩序dissuasion劝阻,劝说,劝退,劝诫protest抗议,抗議,示威,抗诉protestation抗议,申诉,抗诉,抗議remonstrance谏言,针砭时弊,诤言,诤友remonstration针砭时弊,诤言,抗议,针砭

Examples

  • M. Roland was urged to present to the throne a most earnest letter of expostulation and advice.

  • Never, indeed, without persuasion on the part of his employer and expostulation on his own, did he consent to half-bind a book.

  • Mr. Tyrold forbore to chagrin him with any strong expostulation, and he returned, therefore, to Cleves in full glee.

  • Expostulation was not of the slightest use, and sometimes it was all Richard could do to keep his hands off her.

  • It is no longer strong condemnation, but gentle expostulation; not dark threatening now, but tender pleading.

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