上街的公開抗議
一個人開口變成一群人一起開口，而且移到公共空間：遊行、靜坐、罷工。動作的內容沒變，變的是人數和場地，所以份量和能見度都不一樣了。
public demonstration · noun · B2
An action people take together in public to show they think something is wrong or unfair, like marching or refusing to work.
抗議 / 示威
核心畫面
Picture someone raising their voice against something they find wrong: 'no, this isn't right.' Scale that up and it becomes a crowd in the street with signs; freeze it into a phrase and it becomes doing the thing anyway while making your objection visible. One older use keeps only the 'saying it loudly' part, with no disagreement in it at all.
可以想成：一個人對著自己覺得不對的事情大聲說出來——這樣不行。把這個畫面放大，就成了街上舉著牌子的人群；把它凍成一句…更多收起
可以想成：一個人對著自己覺得不對的事情大聲說出來——這樣不行。把這個畫面放大，就成了街上舉著牌子的人群；把它凍成一句片語，就成了「照做但擺明不服氣」。另外還有一個用法只保留了「大聲說出來」這一半，裡面完全沒有反對的意思（例如 protest your innocence），要分開記。From the picture
照做但擺明不服（片語）
這裡的反對沒有阻止事情發生，只是被留在紀錄上：人還是做了，但態度讓所有人都看見。
under protest · noun · B2
If you do something under protest, you do it but you clearly show that you think it is wrong or unfair.
不情願地做
極力聲明某件事是真的
這一支只留下「大聲、堅定地說出來」這一半，裡面沒有反對的成分；它跟前面幾支的關聯在現代英文裡已經感覺不太出來，當成一個獨立用法記比較省事。
insist it's true · verb · B2
When others doubt you, to keep saying strongly and clearly that something is true.
極力聲明 / 堅稱
Also in this word
object strongly · verb · B2
To say strongly that you disagree with something or are angry about it because you feel it is wrong or unfair.
抗議 / 表示不滿
sign of disapproval · noun · B2
Words or actions that show you do not want something to happen or that you dislike it very much.
反對 / 抗議聲
原始詞典資料11 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
protestverb/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/
- 1
To make a strong objection.
- How dare you, I protest!
- The public took to the streets to protest over the planned change to the law.
- 2
To affirm (something).
- I protest my innocence.
- I do protest and declare …
- 3
To object to.
- "The gay community would love to point to Patti and say, 'She's one of us'" […] I protest the statement I have mentioned, as well as others like it. Few people I know, gay or straight, identify with the often outrageous thoughts of Patti Smith. Among other things, she's indicated in interviews that she thinks violence and rape are dandy experiences.
- 4
To publicly demonstrate against.
- They protested the demolition of the school.
- 5
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
- Fiercely [they] opposed / My journey strange, with clamorous uproar / Protesting fate supreme.
- 6
lawto make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
- 7
obsoleteTo publish; to make known.
protestnoun/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/
- 1
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
- They lodged a protest with the authorities.
- 2
A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
- We held a protest in front of City Hall.
- All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.
- 3
The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
- 4
A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。