protestation

英 [ˌprɒtəˈsteɪʃn]

美 [ˌprɑːtəˈsteɪʃn]

n.  郑重的声明; 坚决的表示

复数：protestations　

法律

BNC.18484 / COCA.21131

牛津词典

noun

• 郑重的声明；坚决的表示
  a strong statement that sth is true, especially when other people do not believe you
  1. She repeated her protestation of innocence.
     她再度强调自己是清白的。
  2. Despite his protestation to the contrary, he was extremely tired.
     他已筋疲力尽，尽管他极力否认这一点。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 申明；断言
  Aprotestationis a strong declaration that something is true or not true.
  1. Despite his constant protestations of devotion and love, her doubts persisted.
     尽管他一直宣称对她的爱忠贞不渝，她仍然心存怀疑。

英英释义

noun

• a strong declaration of protest
• a formal and solemn declaration of objection
  1. they finished the game under protest to the league president
  2. the senator rose to register his protest
  3. the many protestations did not stay the execution
  Synonym:protest

双语例句

• Despite his constant protestations of devotion and love, her doubts persisted.
  尽管他一直宣称对她的爱忠贞不渝，她仍然心存怀疑。
• Her protestation of innocence had a hollow ring to it.
  她自称无辜的辩白显得空洞乏力。
• Wen yi-duo and Hsu Zhi-mo, the New Moon School, put forward that regulating new poetry was actually a protestation against the essay-like disorder of new poetry at its early stage, and suggested the renaissance of traditional poetry of China to some degree.
  新月派闻一多、徐志摩等提出新诗格律化是对新诗最初阶段的散文化无序状态的一种反驳，从而表现出对中国传统诗歌的某种程度上的回归。
• The year 1980s not only witnessed an economic miracle and the development of political transition in Taiwan, but also experienced the glorious history of social movements, among which the anti-pollution protestation, had initiated a precedent for the other types of movement.
  1980年代以来的台湾社会，既经历了经济奇迹与政治转型的发展过程，又见证了社会运动波澜壮阔的历史。其中对环境污染的抗争，更开其它各类型运动的先河。
• The choice of marriage is Austen's protestation against the inadequate patriarchal society for the sake of women.
  简·奥斯丁利用婚姻素材来反抗不公正的男权社会。
• And unfortunately the loudness of my voice often evokes protestation around.
  不幸的是，我的大声朗读常常引来周围人的抗议。
• His repeated protestation of his innocence did not avail him.
  他一再郑重说明他是无罪的，但是不起作用。
• He quelled my protestation with a stern," Lieutenant, I'm in charge. "
  他严厉地制止了我的主张说：“中尉，我来负责。”