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〔contrary〕Who can reason with you when you're being contrary?你这样执拗，谁能跟你讲道理呢？〔civilized〕Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable:文明的：表现出道德与知识上先进的；人道的、伦理的和讲道理的：〔object〕"The people of Connecticut . . . remonstrated against the bill" (George Bancroft).Toexpostulate is to express objection in the form of earnest reasoning: “康涅狄格州的人民…抗议法案” （乔治·班克罗夫特）。Expostulate 指以认真讲道理的形式表示反对： |