espouse

单词音标

espouse音标[i\'spauz]

汉语翻译

vt. 支持, 赞成, 嫁, 娶

【法】 娶, 出嫁, 信奉

词型变化

名词:espouser动词过去式:espoused过去分词:espoused现在分词:espousing第三人称单数:espouses

英语解释

动词 espouse:

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

同义词：adopt, follow

take in marriage

同义词：marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one\'s own

同义词：embrace, adopt, sweep up

例句

This organization espouses the socialist philosophy.

这个组织支持社会主义哲学。

详细解释

es.pouse

v.tr.（及物动词）

es.poused,es.pous.ing,es.pous.es

To take in marriage; marry.

出席婚礼：参加婚礼；结婚

To give (a woman) in marriage.

订婚：婚礼上同（某女子）订婚

To give one`s loyalty or support to (a cause, for example); adopt.

拥护，赞助：信奉或拥护（如，事业）；采取

来源：

Middle English espousen

中古英语 espousen

from Old French espouser

源自 古法语 espouser

from Latin spôns3re

源自 拉丁语 spôns3re

from spondôre spôns- [to betroth] * see spend-

源自 spondôre spôns- [订婚，与…结婚] *参见 spend-

【引伸】

espous.er

n.（名词）