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.
实用例句
1. For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate.
那一刻，我以为她要提出异议。
来自柯林斯例句
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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He wanted to plunge in and expostulate with her.
