expostulate

expostulate
[ɪkˈspɒstjʊleɪt, ɛk-]
verb

[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
[-lət(ə)ri]
adjective
语源

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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