喜樂美語
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    A protestation is a strong spoken claim that something is true, or that it is not true, when other people think the opposite. It is almost never about standing in the street with a sign. It is about words: you keep saying you are innocent, that you love someone, or that you did not do the thing they accuse you of. The word is formal, a little old-fashioned, and still common in news and stories, especially in the set phrase protestations of innocence — meaning you keep telling people you did nothing wrong while they are not sure. Though actually, it can also be a firm denial: you protest that a story is false. The feeling is that you are pushing back with speech, not with a crowd.

    堅稱、力陳（別人懷疑時仍堅決聲明；不是街上遊行的「抗議」）

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組成From Old French protestacion, from Latin prōtestātiō. The Latin pieces are pro- (forth, in public) and testārī (to bear witness): the old idea is speaking out as a witness.

同家族的字

  • protestsame Latin root: to declare something in public
  • protesterthe person who protests; a later, more everyday relative

原始詞典資料2 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。

protestationnoun/ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/

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    A formal solemn objection or other declaration.

    • October 28, 1552, Hugh Latimer, Sermon on the Gospel for St Simon and St Jude's Day The protestation of our faith.
    • “These are but words, young man,” answered Glendinning, “large protestations are often used to supply the place of effectual service.[…]”
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    historicallawA declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.

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。