英语单词 | proponent |
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英美音标 | 英 [prə'pəʊnənt] 美 [prə'poʊnənt] |
中文释义 | n.提倡者;支持者 |
英语例句 | (1) He certainly would not be a proponent of big government. (2) McCain is a leading proponent of President Bush's troop surge strategy in an effort to quell sectarian violence. |
中文例句 | (1) 他当然也不会成为大政体的一个部分。 (2) 麦凯恩是布什总统增兵平息宗教暴乱政策的主要建议者。 |
vocabulary简明 | Proponent means someone who is in favor of something. You might be a proponent of longer vacations, but your parents are proponents of a longer school year. |
vocabulary扩展 | If you’re in favor of long school vacations, you’re pro or "for" long vacations. The prefix pro- also carries the meaning of “forward,” “ahead,” or “before.” All of these senses are at work in proponent: someone who suggests (puts forward) an idea or who is in favor of an idea. A proponent proposes an idea or advocates for a proposal or a proposition. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]支持者;拥护者;辩护者 If you are a proponent of a particular idea or course of action, you actively support it. [with poss] [FORMAL 正式]
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