remonstrance
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/rɪˈmɒn.strəns/ us/rɪˈmɑːn.strəns/
抱怨，抗议
a complaint to someone or about something
He didn't attempt any further remonstrance. 他没有再提出任何抗议。
Leila paid no real attention to my remonstrances. 蕾拉没怎么在意我的抗议。
See: remonstrate
- More examples
- I can't see you behave like this without a remonstrance.
- "You should never have done that!" she exclaimed, with severe remonstrance.
- She tried, by a gentle remonstrance, to remind Isabella of her duty.