expostulate

vi. 劝诫，告诫；忠告

中文词源

expostulate 抗议，争执

ex-, 向外。-post, 要求，争辩，词源同postulate, pray.

expostulate (v.): 1530s, "to demand, to claim," from Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare "to demand urgently, remonstrate, find fault, dispute, complain of, demand the reason (for someone's conduct)," from ex- "from" (see ex-) + postulare "to demand" (see postulate (v.)). Friendlier sense of "to reason earnestly (with someone) against a course of action, etc." is first recorded in English 1570s. Related: Expostulated; expostulating.

1、ex- "from" + postul- + -ate.2、字面意思为：demand urgently, remonstrate.

2. She expostulate with her husband about his habit of smoking in bed.: 她抗议她丈夫经常在床上抽烟.

3. The father expostulate with his son about the foolishness of leaving school.: 父亲就他孩子辍学的愚蠢行为对他进行规劝.

4. They expostulate with him about the risk involve in his plan.: 他们指出他的计划有风险,劝他放弃.