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demur

verb

🔊/dɪˈmɜː(r)/

🔊/dɪˈmɜːr/

[intransitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they demur	🔊/dɪˈmɜː(r)/ 🔊/dɪˈmɜːr/
he / she / it demurs	🔊/dɪˈmɜːz/ 🔊/dɪˈmɜːrz/
past simple demurred	🔊/dɪˈmɜːd/ 🔊/dɪˈmɜːrd/
past participle demurred	🔊/dɪˈmɜːd/ 🔊/dɪˈmɜːrd/
-ing form demurring	🔊/dɪˈmɜːrɪŋ/ 🔊/dɪˈmɜːrɪŋ/

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(+ speech) to say that you do not agree with something or that you refuse to do something表示反对；提出异议；拒绝
- At first she demurred, but then finally agreed.她一开始表示反对，但最终还是同意了。🔊🔊
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘linger, delay’): from Old French demourer (verb), demeure (noun), based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’.

demur

noun

🔊/dɪˈmɜː(r)/

🔊/dɪˈmɜːr/

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Idioms

without demur

(formal) without objecting or hesitating毫无异议；毫不犹豫
- They accepted without demur.他们接受了，没有提出异议。🔊🔊