英语词汇“espouser”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

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espouser

释义

espouser|ɪˈspaʊzə(r)|
[f. espouse v. + -er¹. Cf. Fr. éspouser.]
One who espouses.
1.
†a. One who brings about a betrothal or marriage. Obs.
b. One who makes a contract of marriage with (a woman). rare.
1653Gauden Hierasp. 156 As Woers and Espousers..to make up..Espousals, between Christ and the Church.1828in Webster.1884C. Reade Picture i. ii. in Harper's Mag. Mar. 634/2 ‘You have accepted me publicly as your betrothed.’ ‘Say my espouser,’ said she, calmly.
2. One who takes up the cause of (a person, party, etc.); one who adopts (an opinion, system, etc.); a partisan, supporter, upholder.
1654Hammond Answ. Animadv. Ignat. iii. §4. 79 They shew themselves far from passionate espousers of Episcopacy.a1687H. More Answ. Psychop. 109 He seems to be an Espouser of this Opinion.1738Warburton Div. Legat. I. 33 Mr. Bayle, the last Espouser of this Paradox.1741Middleton Cicero I. vi. 519 The most factious espouser of a Dictator.1761Allen Serm. Univ. Oxf. 11 (T.) The espousers of that unauthorised and detestable scheme.1828in Webster; and in mod. Dicts.

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