expound
英 [?k'spa?nd; ek-]
美 [?k'spa?nd]
- vt. 解釋；詳細(xì)說明
- vi. 解釋；詳細(xì)說明
助記提示
1. ex- + -pound (pon-).
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、展覽出來的目的就是讓大家都知道、了解、明白，與藏起來讓大家不知道想對立，由此就引申為：詳細(xì)說明、闡述、闡明、解釋、講解之意。
中文詞源
expound 闡述ex-, 向外。-poun, 放置，詞源同component.compound. 即展開，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)占卜者來解釋我的夢 呢 ?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 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)表見解.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Landino had taken upon him to expound the same opinion.
- 蘭迪諾已著手來闡明他同樣的意見.
來自辭典例句