spokesman

英 ['sp??ksm?n] 美['spoksm?n]
  • n. 發(fā)言人;代言人

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?spokesmen;

英文詞源


spokesman (n.)
1510s, "an interpreter," 1530s in the sense of "person who speaks for another or others." Irregular formation from spoke, past tense of speak (actually a back-formation from spoken) + man (n.). Perhaps on analogy of craftsman. Spokeswoman is from 1650s; spokesperson is from 1972; spokesmodel is attested from 1990.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.
這位發(fā)言人證實(shí)該地區(qū)現(xiàn)已落入叛亂分子手中。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. A spokesman insisted the two events were "in no way related"
一位發(fā)言人堅(jiān)稱這兩起事件“絕無(wú)關(guān)聯(lián)”。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly.
發(fā)言人說(shuō)信函的語(yǔ)氣非常友好。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. The spokesman implicitly condemned the United States policy switch.
發(fā)言人含蓄地譴責(zé)了美國(guó)政策上的轉(zhuǎn)變。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. A spokesman said the British government's position is perfectly clear.
一位發(fā)言人說(shuō),英國(guó)政府的立場(chǎng)是非常明確的。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句