| 单词 | protest |
| 释义 | Word Frequency protestnoun (ˈprəʊtɛst) 1. a. public, often organized, dissent or manifestation of such dissent b. (as modifier) a protest march 2. a declaration or objection that is formal or solemn 3. an expression of disagreement or complaint without a squeak of protest 4. a. a formal notarial statement drawn up on behalf of a creditor and declaring that the debtor has dishonoured a bill of exchange or promissory note b. the action of drawing up such a statement c. a formal declaration by a taxpayer disputing the legality or accuracy of his or her assessment 5. a statement made by the master of a vessel attesting to the circumstances in which the vessel was damaged or imperilled 6. the act of protesting 7. under protest verb (prəˈtɛst) 8. (when intr, foll by against, at, about, etc; when tr, may take a clause as object) to make a strong objection (to something, esp a supposed injustice or offence) 9. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to assert or affirm in a formal or solemn manner 10. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to put up arguments against; disagree; complain; object "I'm okay," she protested he protested that it was not his turn to wash up 11. (transitive) mainly US to object forcefully to leaflets protesting police brutality 12. (transitive) to declare formally that (a bill of exchange or promissory note) has been dishonoured Derived forms protestant (proˈtestant) adjective, noun protester (proˈtester) or protestor (proˈtestor) noun protestingly (proˈtestingly) adverb Word origin C14: from Latin prōtestārī to make a formal declaration, from prō- before + testārī to assert |
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