exhort
/ɪgˈzɔːt/verb
with obj. and infinitive
- strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something敦促; 激励; 勉励; 规劝:
the media have been exhorting people to turn out for the demonstration
媒体一直在鼓动人们上街举行示威
with direct speech 'Come on, you guys,' exhorted Linda.“快点, 小伙子们”, 琳达催促道。
派生词
exhortative
adjectiveexhortatory
/-tətərɪ/ adjectiveexhorter
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French exhorter or Latin exhortari, from ex- 'thoroughly'+hortari 'encourage'.