expose

英 [?k'sp??z; ek-] 美[?k'spoz]

CET4TEM4IELTS考研CET6中頻詞核心詞匯

1. ex- + pos- + -e.
2. 字面含義：put out, place out, set forth. => leave without shelter or defense, exhibit openly.

expose 暴露

ex-, 向外。-pos, 放置，詞源同pose, component.即展開，引申義暴露。比較同源詞exponent.

expose: expose: see position
expose (v.): early 15c., "to leave without shelter or defense," from Old French esposer, exposer "lay open, set forth, speak one's mind, explain" (13c.), from Latin exponere "set forth, lay open, exhibit, reveal, publish" (see expound), altered by confusion with poser "to place, lay down" (see pose (v.1)). Meaning "to exhibit openly" is from 1620s; that of "to unmask" is from 1690s. Photographic sense is from 1839. Related: Exposed; exposes; exposing.
expose (n.): also exposé, "display of discreditable information," 1803, initially as a French word; noun use of past participle of French exposer "lay open" (see expose (v.)). Earliest use was in reference to Napoleon.

1. When Myra told Karp she'd expose his past, he blew up.: 當邁拉告訴卡普她會把他的過去全抖摟出去時，卡普大為光火。

2. The Budget does expose the lies ministers were telling a year ago.: 預算案無疑揭穿了部長們一年前所說的謊話。

3. She threatened to publicly expose his double life if he left her.: 她威脅說如果他離開她，她就將他雙重人格的生活方式公之于眾。

4. By bathing in unclean water, they expose themselves to contamination.: 在不干凈的水中洗澡，他們可能會受到感染。

5. No one wants to expose themselves, lay their feelings bare.: 沒有人想自我剖白，將自己的情感公之于眾。