remonstrate

• vt. 责备，告诫；抗议；表示异议
• vi. 抗议，反对；进谏；告诫

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

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.

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2. Did you not remonstrate against such infamy?

您没有抗议这种无耻的事情 吗 ?

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3. Miss Temple seemed to remonstrate.

谭波尔小姐似乎在抗议.

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

我没有反对, 我只是回答你的话.

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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.

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