protestation
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A protestation is a strong declaration that something is true or not true. 申明; 斷言[正式] [oft N 'of' n]
Despite his constant protestations of devotion and love, her doubts persisted. 盡管他一直宣稱愛(ài)她忠貞不渝，她的疑心尚存。
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protestation /?pr??t?s?te???n/ (protestations)
劍橋詞典
- an act of saying something forcefully or complaining about something
抗議；鄭重聲明；主張
Ignoring my protestations, they went ahead and chopped the tree down. 他們不理睬我的抗議，繼續(xù)砍個(gè)不停，把樹(shù)砍倒了。
Their protestations of loyalty seem rather hollow in view of the way they behaved . 從他們的表現(xiàn)來(lái)看，他們表示效忠的豪言壯語(yǔ)顯得很空洞。 返回 protestation