單詞
expose
英 [?k'sp??z; ek-]
美[?k'spoz]
基本信息
- vt. 揭露，揭發；使曝光；顯示
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助記提示
1. ex- + pos- + -e.
2. 字面含義：put out, place out, set forth. => leave without shelter or defense, exhibit openly.
2. 字面含義：put out, place out, set forth. => leave without shelter or defense, exhibit openly.
中文詞源
expose 暴露
ex-, 向外。-pos, 放置，詞源同pose, component.即展開，引申義暴露。比較同源詞exponent.
英文詞源
- expose
- expose: see position
- expose (v.)
- early 15c., "to leave without shelter or defense," from Old French esposer, exposer "lay open, set forth, speak one's mind, explain" (13c.), from Latin exponere "set forth, lay open, exhibit, reveal, publish" (see expound), altered by confusion with poser "to place, lay down" (see pose (v.1)). Meaning "to exhibit openly" is from 1620s; that of "to unmask" is from 1690s. Photographic sense is from 1839. Related: Exposed; exposes; exposing.
- expose (n.)
- also exposé, "display of discreditable information," 1803, initially as a French word; noun use of past participle of French exposer "lay open" (see expose (v.)). Earliest use was in reference to Napoleon.
雙語例句
- 1. When Myra told Karp she'd expose his past, he blew up.
- 當邁拉告訴卡普她會把他的過去全抖摟出去時，卡普大為光火。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Budget does expose the lies ministers were telling a year ago.
- 預算案無疑揭穿了部長們一年前所說的謊話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She threatened to publicly expose his double life if he left her.
- 她威脅說如果他離開她，她就將他雙重人格的生活方式公之于眾。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. By bathing in unclean water, they expose themselves to contamination.
- 在不干凈的水中洗澡，他們可能會受到感染。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. No one wants to expose themselves, lay their feelings bare.
- 沒有人想自我剖白，將自己的情感公之于眾。
來自柯林斯例句
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