espouse
espouse 英 [ɪˈspaʊz] 美 [ɪˈspaʊz]
vt. 支持；嫁娶；赞成；信奉
进行时:espousing 过去式:espoused 过去分词:espoused 第三人称单数:espouses 名词复数:espouses
- Use the verb espouse to describe the actions of someone who lives according to specific beliefs, such as your friends who espouse environmentalism and as a result walk whenever possible instead of taking the car.
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- vt. 支持；嫁娶；赞成；信奉
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1. On one hand we espouse free markets and the premium of economic choice.
一方面，我们信奉自由市场和珍视经济本身的选择。
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2. I’ve sometimes heard people espouse a philosophy of ignorance when their bosses are asking for something to be done.
我常听说有人信奉一种无知的哲学，特别当他们的老板是要求他们去做某些事的时候。
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3. It’s quite easy to espouse this as insincere rhetoric, but I find myself drawn close to tears as I actually get a feel for each person I connect with.
装模作样地夸夸其谈说赞成这么做是相当容易，但是当我真得去感受我与之产生联系的每一个人时，却发现压力大得快要让我流泪了。
- espouse (v.) mid-15c., "to take as spouse, marry," from Old French espouser "marry, take in marriage, join in marriage" (11c., Modern French épouser), from Latin sponsare, past participle of spondere "make an offering, perform a rite, promise secretly," hence "to engage oneself by ritual act" (see spondee). Extended sense of "adopt, embrace" a cause, party, etc., is from 1620s. Related: Espoused; espouses; espousing. For initial e-, see e-.
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