proposition
proposition 英 [ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn] 美 [ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃn]
n. 提议；主张 vt. 向…提议；向…求欢
进行时:propositioning 过去式:propositioned 过去分词:propositioned 第三人称单数:propositions 名词复数:propositions
- A proposition is a proposed plan of action, a detailed suggestion. You might consider your friend's suggestion to set up a neighborhood snow-shoveling business after the blizzard a winning proposition.
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- n. 提议；主张
- vt. 向…提议；向…求欢
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1. I'd like to put a business proposition to you.
我想向您提个业务上的建议。
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2. He was trying to make it look like an attractive proposition.
他正设法使他的计划显得吸引人。
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3. Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition.
在英国获得工作许可证往往不是一件简单的事情。
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4. How did you vote on Proposition 8?
对于第 8 项修正案你是怎么投的票？
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5. Her assessment is based on the proposition that power corrupts.
她的分析是建立在权力使人堕落的观点上的。
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6. She was propositioned by a strange man in the bar.
酒吧里有个陌生男人向她求欢。
- proposition (n.) mid-14c., "a setting forth as a topic for discussion," from Old French proposicion "proposal, submission, (philosophical) proposition" (12c.), from Latin propositionem (nominative propositio) "a setting forth, statement, a presentation, representation; fundamental assumption," noun of action from past participle stem of proponere (see propound). Meaning "action of proposing something to be done" is from late 14c. General sense of "matter, problem, undertaking" recorded by 1877. Related: Propositional.
- proposition (v.) 1914, from proposition (n.); specifically of sexual favors from 1936. Related: Propositioned; propositioning.
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