英:[ɪ'spaʊzl]
美:[ɪˈspaʊzəl, -səl]
英:[ɪ'spaʊzl]
美:[ɪˈspaʊzəl, -səl]
es·pous·al
ih spaU zl
词根:espouse
vt.espouse 支持;嫁娶;赞成;信奉
Noun
1. archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
2. the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
3. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception;
"its adoption by society"
"the proposal found wide acceptance"
14世纪晚期,源自古法语 esposailles(复数)“订婚仪式”(12世纪,现代法语 époussailles),源自拉丁语 sponsalia “订婚,婚礼”,是 sponsalis 的中性复数名词用法,意为“订婚的”,源自 sponsa “配偶”(参见 espouse)。关于 -e-,请参见 e-。比喻地,用于原因、原则等,始于1670年代。
The first known use of espousal was in the 14th century
essayistnoun
a writer of essays
-essnoun suffix
female
priestess
esquirenoun
a member of the English gentry ranking immediately below a knight
one who wants to become a knight and who works as a servant to a knight
—used as a title of courtesy usually placed in its abbreviated form after the surname
John Smith, Esq.
espyverb
to catch sight of
espritnoun
lively cleverness or wit
espressonoun
coffee brewed by forcing steam or hot water through finely ground darkly roasted coffee beans
espouseverb
marry entry 1 sense 2
marry entry 1 sense 3
to take up the cause of : support
espouseverb
marry entry 1 sense 2
marry entry 1 sense 3
to take up the cause of : support
espousalnoun
wedding
the act of becoming engaged : state of being engaged
a taking up of a cause or belief as a supporter
1 The Post story rhapsodizes about their parade pageantry but says very little about the group’s espousal of hatred.
2 The espousals had taken place at Richmond in 1502, and the marriage was celebrated in Scotland the year after.
3 When the Black Panthers formed in Oakland in 1967, their espousal of violence was a sharp turn from the peaceful protests of the civil rights era.
4 The argument he will outline in a speech at the National Press Club is, in essence, an espousal of the big-government philosophy scorned by so many conservatives.
5 Perhaps it was of their poorer days that God had cause to remember “the kindness of their youth and the love of their espousals.”
6 So is his political plight, which can also be traced to the more toxic components of the lady's mixed record, and her foolish espousal of increasingly anti-European policies, mostly after she left office in 1990.
7 Even in the face of its rising popularity, the National Front has faced fierce resistance in France to its anti-immigration and anti-European Union policies, as well as its founders’ espousal of racist and anti-Semitic views.
8 But with Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980, and his espousal of unconstrained free markets as the source of all virtue, the shareholder value notion took off.
9 In contrast to the Senate contest, Shapiro has run comfortably ahead of Mastriano in the gubernatorial contest, polls show, as many independents and some Republicans reject Mastriano’s far-right extremism and espousal of Christian nationalist views.
10 His support for emancipation alienated many of the more traditional Anglican Tories, while his espousal of free trade split the party and ended his own political career.
他支持天主教徒解放,这让许多较为守旧的信奉英国国教的保守党人对他产生了疏远感;
11 Trump’s espousal of a more isolationist foreign policy could also benefit China by weakening U.S. support for longtime Asian allies such as South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.
12 Shortly afterward the espousals of the Cid’s daughters to the noble Infantes of Navarre and Aragon were celebrated with much pomp.
13 Ads highlighting Mr. Trump’s previous espousal of liberal positions have had little effect.
14 Lev Tahor’s choice of Iran is perhaps connected to its espousal of anti-Zionism.
15 This meaning was intensified by the state’s staunch espousal of a unified French cultural and social identity, in opposition to multiculturalism.
16 Too often in this way husbands grow insensibly into family tyrants, forgetting the days of youth and the kindness of their espousals.
17 But, he added, espousal of those values by American officials “is neither 100 percent cynical, nor is it inconsequential.”
18 That history will seem distant indeed if, as expected, progressives and conservatives seek to co-opt the Pope, the former cheering his denunciations of poverty, inequality and climate change, the latter his espousal of family values.
19 Margaret Thatcher's espousal of monetarism eventually brought inflation down in the early 1980s.
玛格丽特·撒切尔对于货币主义的拥护最终使通货膨胀在20世纪八十年代降了下来。
20 There are surprises, too: the first room shows wooden armchairs from the few years between the company’s conception and its espousal of self-assembly.
2 拥护
vindicative support championship advocacy backing vindication vindicatory back maintain advocate at back be for in support at the back of in back of allegiance adhesion espouse loyalty countenance aegis for stay ally stand up for strike a blow for commitment adherence champion uphold adhere to maintenance advocatory defense advocation defend vindicate carry the banner for stand up and be counted
3 婚约
4 结婚
union marriage establishment matrimony marry mate wed tie the knot get hitched get spliced espouse match unite nuptial connubial wedding splice hymen connubiality couple hitch intermarry spousal mating conjugate wive pair middle aisle it step off the carpet jump the hurdle change condition become one make one
7 支持
friendly supporting sustaining support push championship favor advocacy backing sympathy countenance sustenance underpinning aegis sustentation behind last side stay enlist back hold carry maintain bear champion sponsor defend sustain prop endorse uphold bolster underpin buoy espouse buttress upbear underprop at back carry the banner for take part with take the part of hold a brief for on the side of in support of at the back of take part in back of take sides pat on the back in favour of responsive supportive nurture endorsement encouragement adhesion patronage bulwark back-up with sympathize-ise promote advocate stake favour fortify corroborate pro- side with sympathetic umbrella sub- for adhere second nourish underlie patronize undergird advance root strike a blow for in aid of hold hand stand to stand up for on the right side of in sympathy in favour in the cause of hold with stick up for attached promotion attachment blessing alignment adherence pro range encourage strengthen affirm sympathize be wedded to prime the pump stand for stand by adhere to get behind speak up for sustentative proponent maintenance backup behalf holding siding crutch endure plunk underset sanction strut pedestal persevere backstop sinew uprear
9 结婚典礼