protest

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/    美 /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A formal objection, especially one by a group. countable,uncountable
    — They lodged a protest with the authorities.
  2. A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration. countable,uncountable
    — We held a protest in front of City Hall.
  3. The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill. countable,uncountable
  4. A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To make a strong objection. intransitive
    — How dare you, I protest!
  2. To affirm (something). transitive
    — I protest my innocence.
  3. To object to.
    — "The gay community would love to point to Patti and say, 'She's one of us'" […] I protest the statement I have mentioned, as well as others like it. Few people I know, gay or straight, identify with the often outrageous thoughts of Patti Smith. Among other things, she's indicated in interviews that she thinks violence and rape are dandy experiences.
  4. To publicly demonstrate against. Canada,US,transitive
    — They protested the demolition of the school.
  5. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
    — Fiercely [they] opposed / My journey strange, with clamorous uproar / Protesting fate supreme.
  6. to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix. transitive
  7. To publish; to make known. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

protests present,singular,third-person protesting participle,present protested participle,past protested past protests plural

词汇关系

近义词
dissent objection protestation
衍生词
antiprotest counterprotest cyberprotest dirty protest ecoprotest methinks the lady doth protest too much methinks thou dost protest too much nonprotest protestable Protestant protestation protester protestive protest march protest song protest too much protest vote protestware supraprotest the lady doth protest too much under protest

词源

词源 1
PIE word
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From the Middle English verb protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin prōtestārī, from prō + testor, from testis (“witness”).
词源 2
PIE word
*tréyes
From the Middle English verb protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin prōtestārī, from prō + testor, from testis (“witness”).
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