1530s, "walk about, roam freely," from Latin expatiatus/exspatiatus, past participle of expatiari/exspatiari "wander, digress, wander from the way; spread, extend," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + spatiari "to walk, spread out," from spatium (see space (n.)). Meaning "talk or write at length" is 1610s. Related: Expatiated; expatiating.
双语例句
1. The tendency to expatiate and make much of local advantages was Western.
欢喜唠唠叨叨、夸张本地优点的脾气是西部特有的.
来自辞典例句
2. My present purpose is not to expatiate upon my walks.
现在我并不打算絮絮不休地描写我的散步.
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3. It is unnecessary to expatiate on the effect of this downright refusal of the woman's proposals.
这个女人的求婚遭到一口回绝之后发生了什么事情,我们无需多费笔墨来描述.
来自辞典例句
4. The paper expatiate the design and application effects of electromagnetic liner.
本文论述了电磁衬板的设计及开发应用效果.
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5. Bayesian statistics theory: Expatiate the mathematic principle of Bayesian Networks, Bayesian statistics.