remonstrate
/ˈremənstreɪt/verb
no obj.
- make a forcefully reproachful protest强烈抗议, 激烈反对; 严厉指责：
he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy
他愤怒地转身向汤米抗议
with direct speech 'You don't mean that,' she remonstrated.“你不是那个意思,"她反驳说。
派生词
remonstration
nounremonstrative
adjectiveremonstrator
noun词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'make plain'）： from medieval Latin remonstrat- 'demonstrated', from the verb remonstrare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + monstrare 'to show'.