demur

字辨

v.

object: 指由于不承认或强烈的厌恶而反对

I object to his plan.

protest: 指强烈的反对或抗议,往往以口头或书面的方式提出

They protested the nuclear test.

remonstrate: 指反对某人所做的事,有时含有谴责之意

He remonstrated against her disobedient manner.

expostulate: 指为了改变他人的意见而强烈地劝诫或理论

He expostulated with his father on his folly.

demur: 指为了阻碍或延迟对方的行动而反对或提出异议

I demurred at her marriage.

词路径

• entity
• abstraction
• abstract entity
• psychological feature
• event
• act
• deed
• human action
• human activity
• speech act
• objection
• demur
• demurral
• demurrer

上位词

• objection