make a protestation
He made a protestation of his innocence.
他堅決聲明自己無罪。
抗议声明；强烈抗议
正式抗议；郑重声明；声明；断言；反对；抗议；[法] 抗议
a strong declaration of protest
正式抗议；郑重声明
A formal solemn objection or other declaration.
Despite his protestation of innocence, the manager decided to investigate the missing money.
尽管他强烈声明自己是无辜的，经理还是决定调查丢失的钱。
用法提示：此处 protestation 为可数名词单数，表示‘强烈的声明、断言’，常与 of 连用。
Her protestations that she had never seen the document were met with silence.
她坚称从未见过那份文件，但得到的只是沉默。
用法提示：protestations 为复数形式，表示多次强烈的声明或抗议，后接 that 从句。
The workers' protestations against the new rules were ignored by the company.
工人们反对新规则的强烈抗议被公司忽视了。
用法提示：protestations 为复数，表示‘抗议、异议’，后接 against，强调公开而强烈的反对。
He made a protestation of his innocence.
他堅決聲明自己無罪。
Her protestation of loyalty was met with skepticism.
她對忠誠的抗議遭到了懷疑。
Their protestation that they had not been informed seemed unconvincing.
他們聲稱沒有被告知，這似乎難以令人信服。
Despite his protestations, the committee decided to proceed.
儘管他提出反對，委員會還是決定繼續。
protest 更常用、更直接；protestation 更正式，常带有郑重声明或反复强调的意味，多见于书面或正式语境。
objection 可指任何反对意见，protestation 则强调正式、郑重地提出异议。
在“郑重声明”义上可与 protestation 互换；declaration 更强调公开宣布，protestation 常带反对色彩。
affirmation 强调肯定或确认，protestation 则多含反对或拒绝；仅在“庄严断言”义上接近。
assertion 更强调个人坚定主张，正式性较弱；在“郑重声称”时可与 protestation 替换。
grammar · medium
易错句子He protestated his innocence.
正确表达He made a protestation of his innocence.
Protestation 是名词，不能用作动词。正确用法是 make a protestation，或者用动词 protest。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a large protestation outside the building.
正确表达There was a large protest outside the building.
Protestation 指声明或抗议的言语行为，不是指公开集会活动。指集会活动时应用 protest。
针对“正式抗议”义项的反义词；表示接受、认可，与抗议的反对态度相对
针对“正式抗议”义项的反义词；表示意见一致、不反对
针对“正式抗议”义项的反义词；表示默认、不抗议，强调被动接受
protest 侧重指具体的抗议行为或活动，而 protestation 更强调口头或书面的郑重声明或断言。
proclamation 通常指官方正式发布的公告或宣言，而 protestation 则是个人或团体对某事的强烈声明或抗议。
坚称自己清白的声明；无辜的申辩
The defendant's protestations of innocence were met with skepticism.
被告坚称自己清白的声明遭到了怀疑。
爱情的表白；示爱的郑重宣言
His protestations of love seemed genuine, but she still hesitated.
他爱的表白看似真诚，但她仍然犹豫。
尽管某人抗议或反对
Despite her protestations, the manager went ahead with the plan.
尽管她表示反对，经理还是继续实施了计划。
对……的正式抗议；反对声明
The citizens made a protestation against the construction of the new factory.
市民们对建造新工厂提出了正式抗议。
激烈的抗议；强烈的反对声明
The decision was met with vehement protestations from the local community.
这一决定遭到了当地社区的强烈抗议。
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pro- (向前/公开) + test (见证/证明) + -ation (名词后缀)；同根词：protest, test, testify, testimony；同前缀词：proceed, promote；同后缀词：declaration, formation
正式场合中的陈述，与抗议或声明同属郑重表达。
书面正式声明，常用于法律程序。
庄严承诺或声明，体现正式性。
表达不满或抗议，常涉及正式程序。
正式请求或声明，与抗议相关但更侧重诉求。
坚称无辜；郑重声明自己清白
Despite his protestations of innocence, the evidence was overwhelming.
尽管他坚称自己无辜，但证据确凿。
尽管某人表示反对；尽管某人郑重声明
Despite her protestations, they went ahead with the plan.
尽管她表示反对，他们还是继续执行了这个计划。
爱的表白；郑重的爱情宣言
His protestations of love seemed heartfelt, but she was unsure.
他那些爱的表白听起来很真诚，但她并不确定。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.