propagate
英 ['prɒpəgeɪt]
美 ['prɑpə'get]
- vt. 傳播；傳送；繁殖；宣傳
- vi. 繁殖；增殖
助記提示
1、pro- "forth" + pag- + -ate.
2、步步為營、穩紮穩打、環環相扣地向前，使其生生不息、香火不滅、永保不虞、連續不斷。
3、該詞的原始含義是用壓條法生根繁殖植物，後來，含義在此基礎上進行了引申擴展。
4、壓條法就是將植物的枝條向前逐節地壓入土中，以繁殖更多的植物。
中文詞源
propagate 宣傳，傳播，繁殖，增殖來自拉丁語propagare,延伸，擴展，繁殖，來自pro-,向前，-pag,固定，詞源同page,compact.比喻用法，原指使植物新芽繁殖，擴大種植，引申詞義宣傳，傳播。
英文詞源
- propagate (v.)
- 1560s, "to cause to multiply," from Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare "to set forward, extend, procreate" (see propagation). Intransitive sense "reproduce one's kind" is from c. 1600. Related: Propagated; propagating.
雙語例句
- 1. The political party started the newspaper to propagate its ideas.
- 那個政黨創辦一份報紙來宣傳該黨的觀點.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Most plants propagate by seeds.
- 大多數植物都是通過種子繁殖的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Insects propagate themselves by means of eggs.
- 昆蟲以產卵繁殖後代.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Rabbits propagate [ breed ] rapidly.
- 兔子 繁殖 迅速.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Chinese citizens enjoy the freedom to believe in religion and the freedom not to believe in it and to propagate atheism.
- 中國公民有信仰宗教的自由和不信仰宗教、宣傳無神論的自由.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》