espousal

英 [esˈpaʊ.zəl]      美 [esˈpaʊ.zəl]
  • n. 拥护;信奉;订婚
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将“espousal”分解为“es-”“pous-”“-al”。可以想象一个“es”为前缀,代表“在…之中”,"pous"与“pose”相似,联想到“站出”或“表达立场”,"-al"作为形容词后缀,表示状态或行为。因此,记忆方法是:在某个立场或观点中表达或坚持某事物。这样可以帮助记住“espousal”表示“拥护”、“支持”或“婚姻”等含义。

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espousal (n.)
late 14c., from Old French esposailles (plural) "act of betrothal" (12c., Modern French époussailles), from Latin sponsalia "betrothal, espousal, wedding," noun use of neuter plural of sponsalis "of a betrothal," from sponsa "spouse" (see espouse). For the -e- see e-. Figuratively, of causes, principles, etc., from 1670s.
1. 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。