propound

vt. 提出供考虑 [法] 提出建议, 提出供考虑, 提出

发音

其它 /prəˈpaʊnd/

词形变化

propounded propoundest propoundeth propounding propounds 三单 propounds propounding 现在分词 propounded 过去式 propounded 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.

    提出

    及物

    Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 3

counsel advise rede

词源

From the Middle English proponen (“to put forward”), from Latin prōpōnere (“to put forward”), from prō- (“before”) + pōnere (“to put”). Doublet of propose. Compare expound.

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