| 单词 | expatiate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [eks'peiʃieit] |
| 解释 | v. 细说，详述 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.细说,详述(speak or write in detail) 【记】 ex+pat(=space)+iate →佔地方→详细讲或写 |
| 字源 | expatiate (v.) 1530s, "walk about, roam freely," from Latin expatiatus/exspatiatus, past participle of expatiari/exspatiari "wander, digress," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + spatiari "to walk, spread out," from spatium (see space). Meaning "talk or write at length" is 1610s. Related: Expatiated; expatiating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 详述(详细地叙述或描写); (自由地到处)漫游 【记】expatiate = spatium = space空间－佔用很大空间－详述; 漫游ex出, pat = pet宠物－出门带着宠物－漫游源于expand(v 详述; 扩张)中间有pati拍地, 一边拍地一边讲, 说书的－详述回忆: compatible(adj 谐调的; 一致的)大家一起拍地 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ex出 + patient 耐心的详细说出 |
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