expound
- vt. 解释;详细说明
- vi. 解释;详细说明
词态变化
助记提示
2. 字面含义:put out, place out, put forth. => explain, comment.
3. other words with intrusive -d: compound, propound.
4. 把东西放出来、展览出来的目的就是让大家都知道、了解、明白,与藏起来让大家不知道想对立,由此就引申为:详细说明、阐述、阐明、解释、讲解之意。
中文词源
ex-, 向外。-poun, 放置,词源同component.compound. 即展开,阐述。
英文词源
- 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.]
双语例句
- 1. Schmidt continued to expound his views on economics and politics.
- 施密特继续阐述他的经济和政治观点。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Why not get a diviner to expound my dream?
- 为什么不去叫一个占卜者来解释我的梦 呢 ?
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The speaker has an hour to expound his views to the public.
- 讲演者有1小时时间向公众阐明他的观点.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. I would like you to expound.
- 我希望你能发表见解.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. Landino had taken upon him to expound the same opinion.
- 兰迪诺已着手来阐明他同样的意见.
来自辞典例句