
好词典

源自拉丁语 'protestari',意为 '公开声明' 或 '抗议',后经法语 'protestation' 进入英语。
❶ 指强烈或正式的声明、抗议或反对,通常用于表达不满或不同意某事。
“Despite his protestations of innocence, the jury found him guilty.”
(尽管他坚称自己无罪,陪审团还是判他有罪。)
“Her protestations about the unfair treatment were ignored by the management.”
(她对不公平待遇的抗议被管理层忽视了。)
amid protestations — 在抗议声中,表示某事发生时伴随着强烈的反对或不满。
“The law was passed amid protestations from the public.”
(这项法律在公众的抗议声中通过了。)