exhortation
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/ˌeɡ.zɔːˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌeɡ.zɔːrˈteɪ.ʃən/
激励;规劝;督促
the act of strongly encouraging or trying to persuade someone to do something
Despite the exhortations of the union leaders the workers voted to strike. 工人们不顾工会领导人的劝告，投票决定罢工。
The book is essentially an exhortation to religious tolerance. 这本书基本上是在劝导宗教宽容。
See: exhort
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- This commission doesn’t have any power beyond exhortation.
- Corporations are spending money on metaphors and feel-good exhortations, not relevant training.
- Despite exhortations to stay out of the sun, millions will develop skin cancer this year.