demur
verb [intransitive] (formal)- (+ speech)
to say that you do not agree with something or that you refuse to do something Topics Opinion and argumentc2表示反对;提出异议;拒绝 Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘linger, delay’): from Old French demourer (verb), demeure (noun), based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’.