| 单词 | expostulate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [iks'pɔstjuleit] |
| 解释 | v.(对人或行为进行)抗议，告诫 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.(对人或行为的)抗 议，告诫( objecting to a person's actions or intentions; remonstrate) 【记】 ex+post(后面)+ulate (别人做出一件事后提 出的)抗议 【同】 同根词：postmeridiu m(午 后的)，postwar(战后 )，注意不要和postul ate(假定) 相混 【例】 He expostulated with his children about the necessity of doing the household chores. |
| 字源 | expostulate (v.) 1530s, "to demand, to claim," from Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare "to demand urgently, remonstrate," from ex- "from" (see ex-) + postulare "to demand" (see postulate (v.)). Friendlier sense is first recorded in English 1570s. Related: Expostulated; expostulating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 告诫(对某人认真地说明道理以劝阻或让其改正) = remonstrate 【记】ex出, post后: 在别人做错事后出来－告诫; 抗议ex出, post(v 贴): 把告诫贴出来, 如: 此处不许随地吐痰 【参】postmeridian(adj 午后的; 午后发生的); postwar(adj 战后的); 【区】postulate(n /v 假定) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ex 出，否定 + postulate 要求假定→要求不要做某事 【相关】postulate(post 张贴布告→声称，要求，假定) 要求, 假定，基本条件, 基本原理 |
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