proponent
英 [pr?'p??n?nt]
美[pr?'pon?nt]
CET6+TEM8TOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?proponents;
助記提示
1. pro- "forward, forth" + pon- + -ent.
2. 含義：put forward, put forth. => one who brings forth a proposition or argument.
中文詞源
proponent 支持者，擁護(hù)者pro-,向前，-pon,放置，詞源同position,postpone.引申詞義支持者，擁護(hù)者。
英文詞源
- proponent
- proponent: see purpose
- proponent (n.)
- 1580s, "one who brings forth a proposition or argument," from Latin proponentem (nominative proponens), present participle of proponere "put forward" (see propound). In part also a native formation from propone. As an adjective from 1680s.
雙語例句
- 1. Halsey was identified as a leading proponent of the values of progressive education.
- 哈爾西被認(rèn)為是進(jìn)步教育價值觀的主要擁護(hù)者。
來自辭典例句
- 2. The most important proponent of the former group was Mrs. Radcliffe.
- 前者最重要的代表人物是德克利夫太太.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Stapp became a strong early proponent of automobile seat belts.
- 斯塔普是力主在汽車上采用座椅安全帶的早期創(chuàng)導(dǎo)者.
來自辭典例句
- 4. EXAMPLE: Our new boss a proponent of short but frequent staff meetings.
- 我們的新老板主張,員工會議應(yīng)該簡短,但要經(jīng)常開.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. A follower of Thomas Jefferson or a proponent of his politics.
- 杰斐遜的塑像和真人一樣大小.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)