inroad
英 ['?nr??d]
美
- n. 侵襲，襲擊；減少
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?inroads;
中文詞源
inroad 進(jìn)展
in-,進(jìn)入，使，road,古義，騎馬，侵襲，詞源同ride,raid.其原義為惡意入侵，侵?jǐn)_，后詞義褒義化指進(jìn)展。
英文詞源
- inroad (n.)
- 1540s, "hostile incursion, raid, foray," from in- (2) "in;" second element is road in the obsolete sense of "riding;" related to raid. Related: Inroads.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. This deal is their first major inroad into the American market.
- 這交易是他們進(jìn)軍美國(guó)市場(chǎng)的首次重大收獲。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》