exponent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ex·po·nent /ɪkˈspəʊnənt $ -ˈspoʊ-/ noun [countable] 1 BELIEVEan exponent of an idea, belief etc tries to explain it and persuade others that it is good or useful 〔想法、信仰等的〕倡导者，鼓吹者exponent of a leading exponent of desktop publishing 桌面出版的主要倡导者2 EXAMPLEan exponent of a particular skill, idea, or activity is someone who is good at it 能手，大师exponent of The most famous exponent of this approach to art was probably Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 运用这种艺术手法的最著名的大师恐怕当属查尔斯·伦尼·麦金托什。3. technicalHMN a sign written above and to the right of a number or letter to show how many times that quantity is to be multiplied by itself 指数，幂
Examples from the Corpus
exponent• We could continue in this vein, since pragmatism is a rich theory of knowledge and Quine an electrifying exponent of it.• Aside from his deeds in the fifteen-a-side game, he was a noted exponent of sevens.• Finally we establish the so-called laws of exponents for positive integral powers.exponent of• the world's leading exponent of yoga• The poet Goethe is a supreme exponent of the Romantic response to nature.Origin exponent (1500-1600) Latin present participle of exponere; → EXPOSEex·po·nent nounChineseSyllable
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exponent
ex‧po‧nent /ɪkˈspəʊnənt $ -ˈspoʊ-/
noun [countable]1. an exponent of an idea, belief etc tries to explain it and persuade others that it is good or useful
exponent of
a leading exponent of desktop publishing
2. an exponent of a particular skill, idea, or activity is someone who is good at it
exponent of
The most famous exponent of this approach to art was probably Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
3. technical a sign written above and to the right of a number or letter to show how many times that quantity is to be multiplied by itself
ex‧po‧nent /ɪkˈspəʊnənt $ -ˈspoʊ-/
noun [countable]1. an exponent of an idea, belief etc tries to explain it and persuade others that it is good or usefulexponent of
2. an exponent of a particular skill, idea, or activity is someone who is good at it
exponent of
3. technical a sign written above and to the right of a number or letter to show how many times that quantity is to be multiplied by itself