exposition

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight. countable,uncountable
  2. The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing, in nonfiction or in fiction; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe or explain a set of things (such as, in fiction, the setting, characters and other non-plot elements). countable,uncountable
    — This essay has too much exposition in it.
  3. The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  4. An exhibition, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public. countable,uncountable
    — The first prototype was unveiled at an exposition.
  5. An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail. countable,uncountable
    — I turned my research into an exposition on the traditional music of Borneo.
  6. An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed. countable,uncountable
  7. The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue. countable,uncountable
  8. The abandonment of an unwanted child. countable,uncountable

词形变化

expositions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
counterexposition expo expositional expositionary misexposition sexposition
相关词
exposé exposit expositive expository explanation exegesis

词源

From Middle English exposicioun, from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositiō, from expōnere (“to put forth”). The sense meaning "exhibition" is a later semantic loan from French exposition.
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