Demur ***

demur







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dem/er/

1. 猶豫,有顧慮,反對

2. 【律】抗辯,表示異議



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–verb (used without object) 

1. to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples (n. v.); take exception; object: They wanted to make him the [treasurer], but he demurred.  



2. Law. to interpose a demurrer.

3. Archaic. to linger; hesitate. 



–noun 

4. the act of making objection.

5. an objection raised.

6. hesitation. 

7. Law. Obsolete. a demurrer. 



—Synonyms 

5. scruple, qualm (內疚,疑慮,噁心暈眩), misgiving.

—Antonyms 

1. agree, accede.





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demur (n., v.), demurral, demurrer, demurrage (nn.) 

   

To demur (pronounced di-MUHR; to pronounce the second syllable -MYOOR is Substandard) means "to delay, to hesitate because of doubts" as in Tom’s [concerns] over finances caused him to demur. 



What he registered is called a demur or a demurral, each of which is an objection, or—if it’s a matter of law—a demurrer, which he may file when he believes that whether the evidence is true or not, it will not support the allegations before the court. 



Confusingly, a demurrer can also be "one who demurs," [tacking] the agentive ending onto the verb demur. 



Demurrage is another sort of delay, a technical term from the shipping business, meaning "the amount charged the shipper for delay of the ship beyond the agreed-upon time for loading and unloading the cargo"; it can be expressed in money or time.





　

Having possibly fantasized herself as her father's lover, Rose reacts with anger to the newcomers and determines in revenge to lose her virginity as soon as possible. She asks Rodney to sleep with her, but he demurs ("I am sure my brother will be happy to oblige") and suggests a haircut instead. The short-haired Rose seems to have grown up overnight, and in reaction to her father's "experiment" offers him evidence of an experiment of her own.





demure decorum prim pent-up

demur

Tom’s [concerns] over finances caused him to demur. 

She asks Rodney to sleep with her, but he [demurs] ("I am sure my brother will be happy to oblige").

sedate

vial 

pour out vials of [wrath]

travail

Tony





Many viewers who felt let down by The Dreamers' treatment of the events of '68 may feel [vindicated] by this work. 

to vindicate someone's [honor]

forensic

vindicate exonerate



felony felon 

venue affidavit cf. davit

injunction

demurrer

alimony & [p]alimony 



loitering 

larceny kleptomania purloin filch (small value) 

mayhem sabotage



filch

huckster monger hock bauble

Sham





dinghy

keel 

hull davit



rakish

(of a vessel) having an appearance suggesting speed.  

a hat worn at a rakish [angle]. (jaunty)

the goofy but rakishly [charming] Chad Faust. (dissolute)



demurrage

Beleaguer





vacillate 

As Eli, Paul Dano's voice [vacillates] between 

[a soft-spoken gentleness in his serene moments] and 

[a thin, reedy growl during his Biblical orations].

It is Conchita's emotional ambivalence towards the tenaciously persistent suitor that is reflected through the physical [vacillation] between the two actresses playing the role of Conchita, 

[Carole Bouquet (cold and demure)] and 

[Angela Molina (sensual and aggressive).]

oscillate

(figuratively, to vacillate)

Like [a flower in the wind], he [oscillated] between 

[one view] and 

[another], unable to make up his mind.

osculate 

(to kiss, to touch)

His chief political skill was in [osculating] the infants of eligible voters. 

Tenuous