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

ex•pa•ti•ate v.i., -at•ed, -at•ing.

to enlarge in discourse or writing;
be copious in description or discussion:to expatiate upon a theme.
[Archaic.]to move or wander about intellectually, imaginatively, etc., without restraint.

Latin expatiātus past participle of ex(s)patiārī to wander, digress, equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + spatiārī to walk about, derivative of spatium space; see -ate¹
1530–40

ex•pa′ti•a′tion, n.
ex•pa′ti•a′tor, n.

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expatiate /ɪkˈspeɪʃɪˌeɪt/ vb (intransitive)

followed by on or upon: to enlarge (on a theme, topic, etc) at length or in detail; elaborate (on)
rare to wander about

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin exspatiārī to digress, from spatiārī to walk about

exˌpatiˈation n exˈpatiˌator n

单词	expatiate
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ex•pa•ti•ate (ik spā′shē āt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -at•ed, -at•ing. to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion:to expatiate upon a theme. [Archaic.]to move or wander about intellectually, imaginatively, etc., without restraint. Latin expatiātus past participle of ex(s)patiārī to wander, digress, equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + spatiārī to walk about, derivative of spatium space; see -ate¹ 1530–40 ex•pa′ti•a′tion, n. ex•pa′ti•a′tor, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: expatiate /ɪkˈspeɪʃɪˌeɪt/ vb (intransitive) followed by on or upon: to enlarge (on a theme, topic, etc) at length or in detail; elaborate (on) rare to wander about Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin exspatiārī to digress, from spatiārī to walk about exˌpatiˈation n exˈpatiˌator n
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