expostulation

expostulation

[ɪk,spɑstʃə'leʃən]

n. 勸告

中文詞源：

expostulation 規勸，告誡

來自expostulate, 抗議，爭執，特指就壞的行為或事情進行辯理，引申義規勸，告誡。

例句：

1. My expostulation ( s ) had no effect.
我提出的勸告毫無作用.

2. In his expostulation he dropped his cleaner hand ( perhaps accidentally , perhaps not ) upon the joker's heart.
說話時他那隻幹凈手 有意無意 地落到瞭那開玩笑的人心口.

3. I now went into an earnest expostulation with him upon the extravagant length of his report.
接著我就開始苦口婆心地勸導他,說他寫的報告過分冗長.