expostulate
/ɪkˈspɒstjʊleɪt/verb
no obj.
- express strong disapproval or disagreement表示强烈反对; 发生争吵：
he found Fox expostulating with a tall young man.
他发现福克斯在和一个高个子年轻人争吵。
派生词
expostulation
nounexpostulator
nounexpostulatory
/-lətərɪ/ adjective词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'demand how or why, state a complaint'）： from Latin expostulat- 'demanded', from the verb expostulare, from ex- 'out'+postulare 'demand'.