If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it.
例句
Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence...肯尼迪劝诫听众远离暴力。He exhorted his companions, 'Try to accomplish your aim with diligence'.他劝诫同伴说:“要通过勤奋努力实现自己的目标。”
英汉词典释义
n.
敦促,怂恿;极力推荐;(正式的)演讲;(宗教仪式中的)劝诫
an exhortation to do better劝勉
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
2. the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion