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Expound Iks'paund V.解释;阐述 英 V.解释(To Explain Interpret);阐述(State Detail

单词 expound
音标 [iks'paund]
解释 v.解释;阐述
红宝书 【英】 v.解释(to explain or interpret);阐述(state in detail)
【记】 ex+pound(=pon放)→ 把(道理)放出来→解释
【例】 The priest expounded his religion to us.
字源 expound (v.)
c.1300, from Old French espondre "expound (on), set forth, explain," from Latin exponere "put forth, explain, expose, exhibit," from ex- "forth" (see ex-) + ponere "to put, place" (see position); with intrusive -d (compare sound (n.1)). The usual Middle English form was expoune. Related: Expounded; expounding.
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趣味全助记 【记】源自expon-, exponent;expound, exponent, expose 这三词都有说明的意思;pound 在词尾近于

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