remonstrate

remonstrate

英 ['remənstreɪt]
　　美 [rɪ'mɑnstret]

vt. 責備，告誡；抗議；表示異議
　　vi. 抗議，反對；進諫；告誡

中文詞源：

remonstrate 抱怨，抗議

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

例句：

1. She opened her mouth to remonstrate, but became silent.
她隻是勸瞭幾句就不作聲瞭.

2. Did you not remonstrate against such infamy?
您沒有抗議這種無恥的事情 嗎 ?

3. Miss Temple seemed to remonstrate.
譚波爾小姐似乎在抗議.

4. I don't remonstrate, I simply answer you.
我沒有反對, 我隻是回答你的話.

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瞭, 在這件事上,你已使我處於無法招架的地位.