[每日] proponent (n) 提倡者
Word of the Day (Saturday September 20, 2008)
proponent \pruh-POH-nuhnt\, noun:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/c34M8
One who argues in support of something; an advocate; a supporter.
A fervent proponent of the work ethic, Reuther at first resisted
the demand for early retirement, as he had rejected shorter hours
in the 1950s.
-- Stanley Aronowitz, From the Ashes of the Old
He was a forthright proponent of the Vietnam War, contemptuous of
the anti-war movement.
-- Richard Siklos, Shades of Black
As the first practical proponent of "natural" education--where the
innate desire to learn is nourished and curiosity is unfettered--
Pestalozzi abandoned the tradition of interminable lectures
followed by student recitation that characterized typical
instruction for all age groups, in favor of more active, hands-on
activities.
-- Norman Brosterman, Inventing Kindergarten
Now, at the dawn of the new millennium, proponents of string
theory claim that the threads of this elusive unified tapestry
finally have been revealed.
-- Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe
Proponent is from the present participle of Latin proponere, "to
put forth," from pro-, "forth" + ponere, "to put."
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