释义
v.
raise doubts or objections or show reluctance
表示怀疑；反对；不愿意；迟疑，犹豫
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normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred. 通常她都会应战，但这次却迟疑了。
【律】 〈旧〉 抗辩，提出异议。
n.
the action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something
异议；犹豫，迟疑
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they accepted this ruling without demur .他们无异议地接受了裁决。
词源
"Middle English （in the sense ‘linger, delay’）： from Old French