| 单词 | expostulate |
| 释义 | expostulate (once / 1583 pages) v When you expostulate, you argue strongly against someone doing something. You might expostulate with your little brother, objecting to his plan to jump off the roof into a pile of leaves. Someone who expostulates has strong opinions about other people's plans or ideas and a desire to convince them to change their minds. You might expostulate about your town's new law banning dogs from coffee shops, arguing against it in a letter to the local newspaper. Expostulate comes from the Latin root word expostulare, meaning "to demand urgently." The English word still contains this urgency, with an added sense of persuasion and reasoned argument. WORD FAMILYexpostulate: expostulated, expostulates, expostulating, expostulation+/expostulation: expostulations USAGE EXAMPLESThis week’s drinking game: A chug of Newcastle Brown Ale for every time Lord G expostulates. New York Times(Feb 14, 2016) One theory, expostulated in this week’s edition of The Economist, suggests that he won’t. The New Yorker(Sep 11, 2015) Her fellow workers first expostulate and then copy her. The Guardian(Feb 10, 2013) v reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion Hyper argue, reason present reasons and arguments |
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