protestation
/ˌprəʊteˈsteɪʃən/noun
1- an emphatic declaration that something is or is not the case声明, 断言：
her protestations of innocence were in vain
她那无辜的声辩只是徒劳
mass noun no amount of protestation to the contrary made any difference.任何相反的声明意见都没有什么影响。
1.1
- an objection or protest反对, 抗议：
he was warned by the referee for his loud protestations.
裁判对他的大声抗议提出警告。
词源
Middle English: from Old French，from late Latin protestatio（n-），from protestari 'to protest' （see PROTEST）.