1580s, "action of remonstrating in a friendly manner;" 1590s, "argumentative protest," from Latin expostulationem (nominative expostulatio) "a pressing demand, complaint," noun of action from past participle stem of expostulare "demand urgently" (see expostulate).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. My expostulation ( s ) had no effect.
我提出的勸告毫無(wú)作用.
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. In his expostulation he dropped his cleaner hand ( perhaps accidentally , perhaps not ) upon the joker's heart.
說(shuō)話時(shí)他那只干凈手 有意無(wú)意 地落到了那開(kāi)玩笑的人心口.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 雙城記
3. I now went into an earnest expostulation with him upon the extravagant length of his report.