单词乎

espouse

音标[i'spauz]

汉语翻译

vt. 支持, 赞成, 嫁, 娶
【法】 娶, 出嫁, 信奉

词型变化

名词:espouser 动词过去式:espoused 过去分词:espoused 现在分词:espousing 第三人称单数:espouses 

英语解释

动词 espouse:

  1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
    同义词:adopt, follow
  2. take in marriage
    同义词: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
    同义词:embrace, adopt, sweep up

例句

  1. This organization espouses the socialist philosophy.
    这个组织支持社会主义哲学。

详细解释


es.pouse

v.tr.(及物动词)
es.poused,es.pous.ing,es.pous.es


To take in marriage; marry.
出席婚礼:参加婚礼;结婚
To give (a woman) in marriage.
订婚:婚礼上同(某女子)订婚
To give one`s loyalty or support to (a cause, for example); adopt.
拥护,赞助:信奉或拥护(如,事业);采取

来源:
Middle English espousen
中古英语 espousen
from Old French espouser
源自 古法语 espouser
from Latin spôns3re
源自 拉丁语 spôns3re
from spondôre spôns- [to betroth] * see spend-
源自 spondôre spôns- [订婚,与…结婚] *参见 spend-

【引伸】
espous.er
n.(名词)

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