expostulate
规劝,忠告
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expostulate
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◙ verb1. [no obj.] express strong disapproval or disagreement• 规劝;劝诫 »he found Fox expostulating with a tall young man. 他发现福克斯在规劝一个高个子年轻人。【派生】
♦ expostulation noun♦ expostulator noun♦ expostulatory adjective【语源】
1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'demand how or why, state a complaint'): from Latin expostulat- 'demanded', from the verb expostulare, from ex- 'out' + postulare 'demand'
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