espousal
英 [ɪ'spaʊz(ə)l; e-]
美
英語の語源
- espousal (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French esposailles (plural) "act of betrothal" (12c., Modern French époussailles), from Latin sponsalia "betrothal, espousal, wedding," noun use of neuter plural of sponsalis "of a betrothal," from sponsa "spouse" (see espouse). For the -e- see e-. Figuratively, of causes, principles, etc., from 1670s.
例文
- 1. Margaret Thatcher 's espousal of monetarism eventually brought infration down in the early 1980 s.
- マーガレット?サッチャーの貨幣主義擁護は結局、1980年代にインフレを下げた。
-