expound
- vt. 解釋;詳細(xì)說(shuō)明
- vi. 解釋;詳細(xì)說(shuō)明
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. 字面含義:put out, place out, put forth. => explain, comment.
3. other words with intrusive -d: compound, propound.
4. 把東西放出來(lái)、展覽出來(lái)的目的就是讓大家都知道、了解、明白,與藏起來(lái)讓大家不知道想對(duì)立,由此就引申為:詳細(xì)說(shuō)明、闡述、闡明、解釋、講解之意。
中文詞源
ex-, 向外。-poun, 放置,詞源同component.compound. 即展開(kāi),闡述。
英文詞源
- expound (v.)
- c. 1300, from Old French espondre "expound (on), set forth, explain," from Latin exponere "put forth, expose, exhibit; set on shore, disembark; offer, leave exposed, reveal, publish," from ex- "forth" (see ex-) + ponere "to put, place" (see position (n.)); with intrusive -d developing in French (compare sound (n.1)); the usual Middle English form was expoune. Related: Expounded; expounding.
'In Englissh,' quod Pacience, 'it is wel hard, wel to expounen, ac somdeel I shal seyen it, by so thow understonde.' ["Piers Plowman," late 14c.]
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Schmidt continued to expound his views on economics and politics.
- 施密特繼續(xù)闡述他的經(jīng)濟(jì)和政治觀點(diǎn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Why not get a diviner to expound my dream?
- 為什么不去叫一個(gè)占卜者來(lái)解釋我的夢(mèng) 呢 ?
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The speaker has an hour to expound his views to the public.
- 講演者有1小時(shí)時(shí)間向公眾闡明他的觀點(diǎn).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. I would like you to expound.
- 我希望你能發(fā)表見(jiàn)解.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Landino had taken upon him to expound the same opinion.
- 蘭迪諾已著手來(lái)闡明他同樣的意見(jiàn).
來(lái)自辭典例句