dissenting
UK/di'sentiŋ/US
TOEFLA2
Definitions
adj.
Expressing disagreement with a majority or official view
持异议的,不赞成的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedAdjective use of dissent: dis- (apart) + sent (feel) + -ing = feeling apart. Most common in law: a dissenting opinion. See dissent.
Root sent still carries 33 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.dissenting opinion异议意见
- 2.dissenting voice异议之声
- 3.dissenting view不同看法
- 4.dissenting member持异议的成员
Example Sentences
- 1.
The justice wrote a powerful dissenting opinion.
- 2.
A few dissenting voices were heard at the meeting.