protested 是动词 protest 的过去式/过去分词,常见意思是:抗议;反对;提出异议(可指公开示威,也可指口头或书面反对)。另外在某些语境中也可表示“坚决声明/申辩”(如 protested his innocence)。
/prəˈtɛstɪd/
He protested loudly outside the city hall.
他在市政厅外大声抗议。
Although the decision was final, several members protested that the vote had been unfair and demanded a recount.
尽管决定已定,仍有几位成员抗议投票不公,并要求重新计票。
来自拉丁语 protestari(“公开声明、作证”),由 **pro-**(“在前、公开”)+ testari(“作证、证明”,与 test 同源)构成,经由法语进入英语,后来语义逐渐扩展到“反对、抗议”。