| 单词 | expostulate |
| 释义 | expostulate[ ik-spos-chuh-leyt ] / ɪkˈspɒs tʃəˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR expostulate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), ex·pos·tu·lat·ed, ex·pos·tu·lat·ing.to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling. Origin of expostulateFirst recorded in 1525–35; from Latin expostulātus “urgently demanded, required” (past participle of expostulāre ); see ex-1, postulate SYNONYMS FOR expostulatedispute, argue, protest; exhort, counsel. SEE SYNONYMS FOR expostulate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM expostulateex·pos·tu·lat·ing·ly, adverbex·pos·tu·la·tor, nounun·ex·pos·tu·lat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby expostulateexpository, exposome, ex post, ex post facto, ex post facto law, expostulate, expostulation, expostulatory, exposure, exposure dose, exposure index Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for expostulateBritish Dictionary definitions for expostulateexpostulate / (ɪkˈspɒstjʊˌleɪt) / verb(intr usually foll by with) to argue or reason (with), esp in order to dissuade from an action or intention Derived forms of expostulateexpostulatingly, adverbexpostulation, nounexpostulator, nounexpostulatory or expostulative, adjectiveWord Origin for expostulateC16: from Latin expostulāre to require, from postulāre to demand; see postulate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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