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espouse

音標[i'spauz] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vt. 支持, 贊成, 嫁, 娶
【法】 娶, 出嫁, 信奉

詞型變化:

名詞:espouser 動詞過去式:espoused 過去分詞:espoused 現在分詞:espousing 第三人稱單數:espouses 

英文解釋:

動詞 espouse:

  1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
    同義詞:adopt, follow
  2. take in marriage
    同義詞:marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with
  3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
    同義詞:embrace, adopt, sweep up

例句:

  1. This organization espouses the socialist philosophy.
    這個組織支持社會主義哲學。

詳細解釋:


es.pouse

v.tr.(及物動詞)
es.poused,es.pous.ing,es.pous.es

To take in marriage; marry.
出席婚禮:參加婚禮;結婚
To give (a woman) in marriage.
訂婚:婚禮上同(某女子)訂婚
To give one`s loyalty or support to (a cause, for example); adopt.
擁護,贊助:信奉或擁護(如,事業);採取

來源:
Middle English espousen
中古英文 espousen
from Old French espouser
源自 古法文 espouser
from Latin spôns3re
源自 拉丁語 spôns3re
from spondôre spôns- [to betroth] * see spend-
源自 spondôre spôns- [訂婚,與…結婚] *參見 spend-

【引伸】
espous.er
n.(名詞)

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