expound
expound
verb
expounder
noun
语源
verb
- [with obj.]present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail
详述；阐释；说明；解释（理论，观点）
he was expounding a powerful argument.
他在阐释一个有力的论点。
[no obj.]he declined to expound on his decision.
他拒绝就他的决定做出解释。
■explain the meaning of (a literary or doctrinal work)
解释（文学作品，教义作品）
the abbess expounded the scriptures to her nuns.
女修道院院长向修女们解释经文。
expounder
noun
语源
- Middle English expoune (in the sense 'explain (what is difficult)'): from Old French espon-, present tense stem of espondre, from Latin exponere 'expose, publish, explain', from ex- 'out' + ponere 'put'. The origin of the final -d (recorded from the Middle English period) is uncertain (compare with compound, propound)
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