Word · Frequency #19534
demur
表示异议；不愿；犹豫
to object or be reluctant; to balk or take exception
- 1.
Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
主要后接to,有时接at或on:反对或犹豫；拒绝,表示异议。
- 2.
To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).
提出异议动议,即一方请求法院即决判决,认为对方陈述的事实即使属实也不足以支持诉讼或抗辩,因此无需进一步回应。
提出（法律）异议；抗辩；主要后接to,有时接at或on:反对或犹豫；拒绝,表示异议。；提出异议动议,即一方请求法院即决判决,认为对方陈述的事实即使属实也不足以支持诉讼或抗辩,因此无需进一步回应。；提出异议；反对
In use
He demurs at the suggestion of working overtime.
She demurred when the committee asked her to lead the project.
The witness is demurring from answering the lawyer's question.
demur at sth
at后接名词或动名词，表示反对的对象。
She demurred at the suggestion of postponing the meeting.
她对推迟会议的建议提出异议。
demur to sth
to与at可互换，但to稍显正式。
The lawyer demurred to the proposal.
律师反对该提议。
demur that ...
后接that从句，表示提出反对的理由。
He demurred that the plan was too risky.
Connections
Collocations
- demur at something
- 对某事表示异议；不愿接受
- She demurred at the suggestion that she had been unfair.她反对说她处事不公的说法。
- demur to a request
- 不愿答应请求；对请求犹豫
- He demurred to the request, saying he needed more time.他推辞了这个请求，说自己需要更多时间。
- demur to the jurisdiction
- 对管辖权提出异议
- The defendant demurred to the jurisdiction of the court.被告对法院的管辖权提出异议。
- politely demur
- 礼貌地婉拒
- When offered another glass of wine, she politely demurred.当有人再给她倒酒时，她礼貌地婉拒了。
- demur on the grounds that…
- 以…为由提出异议
- The board demurred on the grounds that the proposal was too risky.董事会以该项提议风险太大为由提出异议。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 murmur（咕哝）：对某事不满时咕哝着反对、犹豫，即 demur；法律上则是提出异议。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式信函或书面文章、法律诉讼程序 demur 属于比较正式的用词，日常口语中较少见。它通常表示委婉地反对或犹豫，后接 to、at 或 on；在法律语境中则指提出异议动议（demurrer）。使用时多出现在正式书面语或法律文书中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
重音在第二音节、元音为/ɜː/的词与 demur 押韵：refer、prefer、infer、concur、occur。注意 demure 虽拼写相似，但读作/dɪˈmjʊə/，与 demur 不押韵；murmur 以 mur 开头但重音在第一音节（/ˈmɜːmə/），也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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