expatiate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.
    — [H]e expatiated on the inconveniences of trade, that carried from us the commodities of our country, and made a parcel of upſtarts as rich as men of the moſt ancient families of England.
  2. To range at large, or without restraint. rare
    — [L]ooks on heav'n with more than mortal eyes, / Bids his free ſoul expatiate in the skies, / Amidſt her kindred ſtars familiar roam, / Survey the region, and confeſs her home! Such was the life great Scipio once admir'd, / Thus Atticus, and Trumball thus retir'd.
  3. To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden. obsolete

词形变化

expatiates present,singular,third-person expatiating participle,present expatiated participle,past expatiated past

词汇关系

衍生词
expatiatingly expatiative expatiator

词源

From the participle stem of Latin expatior, from ex- + spatior (“walk about”).
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