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exhortations

UK //ˌɛɡzɔːˈteɪʃənz//US //ˌɛɡzɔːrˈteɪʃənz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'exhortari',意为 '强烈鼓励',由 'ex-'(向外)和 'hortari'(鼓励)组成。

noun

❶ 指强烈鼓励或敦促某人采取某种行动的话语或建议,通常带有激励或劝诫的意味。

“The coach's exhortations motivated the team to give their best performance.”

(教练的激励话语让队员们发挥出了最佳水平。)

“She ignored her parents' exhortations to study harder.”

(她对父母敦促她更加努力学习的劝告置之不理。)

同义词:urgings, encouragements, admonitions

常见短语

words of exhortation — 指鼓励或劝诫的话语,常用于正式或宗教场合。

“The speaker ended his speech with words of exhortation to the audience.”

(演讲者以对听众的劝勉话语结束了演讲。)