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without demur
正式/书面用语，表示“毫无异议地”，常跟在 agree、accept 等动词后。
He accepted the offer without demur.
他毫无异议地接受了这个提议。
异议；反对；顾虑
demurs — plural of demur
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
异议；反对；顾虑
an objection or expression of reluctance
He accepted the offer without demur.
他毫无异议地接受了这个提议。
反对或提出异议的行为；顾虑；对某事的异议或反对。
An act of objecting or taking exception; a scruple; also, an exception taken or objection to something.
She accepted the invitation without demur.
她毫无异议地接受了邀请。
The board made no demur when the manager proposed the changes.
经理提议这些变动时，董事会没有表示异议。
He signed the contract after only a slight demur.
他只是稍有犹豫就签了合同。
正式/书面用语，表示“毫无异议地”，常跟在 agree、accept 等动词后。
He accepted the offer without demur.
他毫无异议地接受了这个提议。
意为“不表示反对”，用于正式语境。
She made no demur when they changed the schedule.
当他们更改日程时，她没有提出异议。
表示对某事物的具体反对意见，后接介词 to。
His only demur to the plan was the cost.
他对该计划唯一的异议是成本。
Not this
She finally gave her approval, but only after a long demure.
Use this
She finally gave her approval, but only after a long demur.
demure 是形容词，意为“端庄的”；此处需要名词 demur，表示“异议、犹豫”。两者拼写相近，但词性和含义不同。
Not this
They accepted the decision without any demurs.
Use this
They accepted the decision without demur.
固定搭配 without demur 中的 demur 为不可数名词，表示“毫无异议地”，不能用复数形式 demurs。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
毫无异议地；没有反对地
She accepted the offer without demur.
她毫无异议地接受了这个提议。
没有异议；不反对
There was no demur from the board when the costs were announced.
董事会在得知费用后没有提出异议。
犹豫一阵后；起初有些反对后
After some demur, he signed the contract.
他犹豫了一阵后，在合同上签了字。
毫无异议地；不反对地
She accepted the invitation without demur.
她毫无异议地接受了邀请。
Use demurs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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demur 里有 murmur 的影子，低声嘀咕表示反对。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal documents 作名词时表示“异议、反对或顾虑”，通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在法律或正式讨论中，口语中较少见。
occur, incur, and recur rhyme with demur (stressed /kɜː/). Beware of demure, which looks similar but has /jʊə/ instead of /mɜː/. Murmur and murder also start with 'mur' but stress the first syllable and do not rhyme.
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