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外刊例句
- He exhorted the business leaders to “take a pill of reassurance”.
他竭力劝说企业领导人“吃下定心丸”。
——《经济学人》 - Mr. Mansour blamed the underlying Israeli occupation, exhorting the Council to intervene and “salvage prospects for peace and security.”
曼苏尔则指责以色列的占领是发生冲突的根本原因，并敦促安理会进行干预，“拯救和平与安全的前景”。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something
[动词] 强烈地鼓励或敦促（某人）做某事
深入解读
Exhort 是一个与小站（微信公众号：田间小站）两年前推送过的 extort 十分形似且容易相混淆的单词，两者可以一并联想记忆。
从词源上来看， exhort 最早于15世纪经古法语 exhorer 或者直接由拉丁语 exhortari （规劝、鼓励、激励）进入英语，相应也是用来表示“规劝、敦促、告诫、激励、恳求”，常用搭配 exhort sb to (do) sth 作正式用语使用，主要指强烈地或努力地鼓励、敦促或试图说服某人做某事，常意味着有如传教士或演说家劝告、鼓励或恳求他人时所展现出来的热情或激情，比如：
- 劝勉某人勤奋
exhort sb to diligence - 激励人们战斗到流尽最后一滴血
exhort the people to fight to the last drop of their blood - 那个阴险的男生恳求同学们不要揭发他在考试中的作弊行为。
The devious boy exhorted his fellow students not to expose his cheating in the examination.
名著用例
Perhaps because he was determined to make up for having walked out on them, perhaps because Harry's descent into listlessness galvanized his dormant leadership qualities, Ron was the one now encouraging and exhorting the other two into action.
可能因为决心要弥补自己出走的过错，也可能因为哈利情绪日渐低落而激起了罗恩潜在的领导才能，现在是他在鼓励和敦促另外两个人行动。
出自英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第七本《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》（Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows）。
同近义词
- egg: urge or encourage someone to do something, especially something foolish or risky
- goad: provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction
- spur: give an incentive or encouragement to (someone)
