espousal
英 [ɪ'spaʊz(ə)l; e-]
美
- n. 拥护；信奉；订婚
词态变化
动词: espouse;
英英释意
- 1. archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
- 2. the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
- 3. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception;
- "its adoption by society"
- "the proposal found wide acceptance"
英文词源
- espousal (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French esposailles (plural) "act of betrothal" (12c., Modern French époussailles), from Latin sponsalia "betrothal, espousal, wedding," noun use of neuter plural of sponsalis "of a betrothal," from sponsa "spouse" (see espouse). For the -e- see e-. Figuratively, of causes, principles, etc., from 1670s.
实用场景例句
- Margaret Thatcher's espousal of monetarism eventually brought inflation down in the early 1980s.
- 玛格丽特·撒切尔对于货币主义的拥护最终使通货膨胀在20世纪八十年代降了下来。
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