- 1提倡者、倡議者、支持者
A proponent is someone who supports a plan, an idea, or a change, and often tries to get other people to agree. News and school writing like it: a leading proponent of later school days; proponents of the new law. It is a little formal. Friends would just say supporter. Though actually a proponent is not always the person who first thought of the idea. That person is closer to a . A proponent is the one who stands for it, whether they invented it or not. The pair to learn is proponent and opponent — for and against. There is a rare adjective use in legal English, but the word you will meet is almost always the person.
From the word’s history
From Latin proponens, present participle of propono 'to put forward, propose'.
來自拉丁文 prōpōnō「提出」的分詞，指提出主張的人。
組成From Latin prōpōnēns, the present participle of prōpōnō — “to put forward; propose.” The pieces are pro- (forward) and a form of ponere (to put).
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
proponentnoun/pɹəˈpəʊnənt/
- 1
One who supports something; an advocate.
- Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.
- 2
One who makes a proposal or proposition.
- 3
lawOne who propounds a will for probate.
proponentadj/pɹəˈpəʊnənt/
- 1
Making proposals; proposing.
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