inroad 进展in-,进入,使,road,古义,骑马,侵袭,词源同ride,raid.其原义为恶意入侵,侵扰,后词义褒义化指进展。
- inroad (n.)
- 1540s, "hostile incursion, raid, foray," from in- (2) "in;" second element is road in the obsolete sense of "riding;" related to raid. Related: Inroads.
- 1. This deal is their first major inroad into the American market.
- 这交易是他们进军美国市场的首次重大收获。
来自《权威词典》