spokesman
英 ['sp??ksm?n]
美 ['spoksm?n]
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.
雙語例句
- 1. The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.
- 這位發(fā)言人證實該地區(qū)現(xiàn)已落入叛亂分子手中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A spokesman insisted the two events were "in no way related"
- 一位發(fā)言人堅稱這兩起事件“絕無關(guān)聯(lián)”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly.
- 發(fā)言人說信函的語氣非常友好。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The spokesman implicitly condemned the United States policy switch.
- 發(fā)言人含蓄地譴責(zé)了美國政策上的轉(zhuǎn)變。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A spokesman said the British government's position is perfectly clear.
- 一位發(fā)言人說，英國政府的立場是非常明確的。
來自柯林斯例句