proponent
英 [prə'pəʊnənt]
美 [prə'ponənt]
CET6+ TEM8 TOEFL
1. pro- "forward, forth" + pon- + -ent.
2. 含义：put forward, put forth. => one who brings forth a proposition or argument.
proponent 支持者，拥护者pro-,向前，-pon,放置，词源同position,postpone.引申词义支持者，拥护者。
- proponent
- proponent: see purpose
- proponent (n.)
- 1580s, "one who brings forth a proposition or argument," from Latin proponentem (nominative proponens), present participle of proponere "put forward" (see propound). In part also a native formation from propone. As an adjective from 1680s.
- 1. Halsey was identified as a leading proponent of the values of progressive education.
- 哈尔西被认为是进步教育价值观的主要拥护者。
来自辞典例句
- 2. The most important proponent of the former group was Mrs. Radcliffe.
- 前者最重要的代表人物是德克利夫太太.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Stapp became a strong early proponent of automobile seat belts.
- 斯塔普是力主在汽车上采用座椅安全带的早期创导者.
来自辞典例句
- 4. EXAMPLE: Our new boss a proponent of short but frequent staff meetings.
- 我们的新老板主张,员工会议应该简短,但要经常开.
来自互联网
- 5. A follower of Thomas Jefferson or a proponent of his politics.
- 杰斐逊的塑像和真人一样大小.
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