English-Thai Dictionary

expound

VT อธิบาย อย่างละเอียด  ชี้แจง  ขยายความ  delineate describe express ar-ti-bai-yang-la-iad

 

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PHRV อธิบาย ให้ กับ  ar-ti-bai-hai-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPOUND

v.t.[L. expono; ex and pono, to set. ] 1. To explain; to lay open the meaning; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of scripture; to expound a law.
2. To lay open; to examine; as, to expound the pocket. [Not used. ]

 

EXPOUNDED

pp. Explained; laid open; interpreted.

 

EXPOUNDER

n.An explainer; one who interprets or explains the meaning.

 

EXPOUNDING

ppr. Explaining; laying open; making clear to the understanding; interpreting.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPOUND

Ex *pound ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Expounding. ] Etym: [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position. ]

 

1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs. ] He expounded both his pockets. Hudibras.

 

2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. Expound this matter more fully to me. Bunyan.

 

EXPOUNDER

EXPOUNDER Ex *pound "er, n.

 

Defn: One who expounds or explains; an interpreter.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

expound

ex pound |ikˈspound ɪkˈspaʊnd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] present and explain (a theory or idea ) systematically and in detail: he was expounding a powerful argument | [ no obj. ] : he declined to expound on his decision. • explain the meaning of (a literary or doctrinal work ): the abbess expounded the scriptures to her nuns. DERIVATIVES ex pound er noun ORIGIN Middle English expoune (in the sense ‘explain (what is difficult )’): from Old French espon-, present tense stem of espondre, from Latin exponere ‘expose, publish, explain, ’ from ex- ‘out ’ + ponere ‘put. ’ The origin of the final -d (recorded from the Middle English period ) is uncertain (compare with compound 1, propound ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

expound

ex |pound |ɪkˈspaʊnd, ɛk- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] present and explain (a theory or idea ) in detail: he was expounding a powerful argument | [ no obj. ] : he declined to expound on his decision. • explain the meaning of (a literary or doctrinal work ): the abbess expounded the scriptures to her nuns. DERIVATIVES expounder noun ORIGIN Middle English expoune (in the sense ‘explain (what is difficult )’): from Old French espon-, present tense stem of espondre, from Latin exponere ‘expose, publish, explain ’, from ex- ‘out ’ + ponere ‘put ’. The origin of the final -d (recorded from the Middle English period ) is uncertain.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

expound

expound verb 1 he expounded his theories: present, put forward, set forth, propose, propound; explain, give an explanation of, detail, spell out, describe. 2 a treatise expounding Chomsky's theories: explain, interpret, explicate, elucidate; comment on, give a commentary on. PHRASES expound on he expounded on the virtues of books: elaborate on, expand on, expatiate on, discuss at length.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

expound

expound verb 1 he expounded his theories on the cultural state of the nation: present, put forward, set forth, proffer, offer, advance, propose, propound, frame, give an account of, recount; explain, give an explanation of, detail, spell out, describe, discuss, explicate, delineate, elucidate. 2 a detailed treatise expounding Paul's teachings: explain, interpret, explicate, elucidate; comment on, give a commentary on, annotate, gloss, illustrate. PHRASES expound on he expounded on the virtues of books and learning: elaborate on, expand on, expatiate on, dwell on, harp on, discuss at length.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

expound

ex pound /ɪkspáʊnd, eks- /動詞 ｟かたく ｠他動詞 〈自説 学説など 〉を要点を追って説明する, 詳細に論述する ; 〈不明な意味など 〉を説明する (explain ), 解説する (interpret ) (!名詞 はexposition ) ▸ expound a text of Scripture 聖書本文を解説する 自動詞 «…について » 説明する, 詳論する «on » .～er 名詞