exponent
exponent 英 [ɪkˈspəʊnənt] 美 [ɪkˈspoʊnənt]
n. 倡导者，鼓吹者；大师
名词复数:exponents
- An exponent is a person who is a big promoter of something. Are you an exponent of the four-day school and work week?
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- n. 倡导者，鼓吹者；大师
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1. She was a leading exponent of free trade during her political career
她从政期间是自由贸易的主要倡导者。
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2. She is an exponent of vegetarianism.
她是一个素食主义的倡导者。
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3. the most famous exponent of the art of mime
最著名的哑剧表演艺术大师
- exponent (n.) 1706, from Latin exponentem (nominative exponens), present participle of exponere "put forth" (see expound). Earliest use is the mathematical one (said to have been introduced in algebra by Descartes) for the symbol to indicate by what power the base number is to be raised. The sense of "one who expounds" is 1812. As an adjective, from 1580s.
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