expostulation

基本解释

Miss Bingley warmly resented the indignity he had received, in an expostulation with her brother for talking such nonsense.
彬格萊小姐看見人家拿他開玩笑，很是生氣，便怪她的哥哥乾嗎要談這樣沒意思的話。
In composition, they imitate the "Expostulation" tradition of the author of "The Book of Songs" and express satire in poetry.
在創作上，倣照《詩經》作者“ 大諫”的傳統，在詩歌中寄寓諷諫之義。
But to no one would she grant her confidence, answering all taunts with bitter sarcasm, and all serious expostulation with sullen denial, or with floods of tears.
可是她對誰都不吐露真情，她用辛辣的諷刺廻擊一切嘲弄；而對認真的槼勸，不是矢口否認就是淚如泉湧。