| 单词 | sponsor |
| 释义 | Word Frequency sponsor(ˈspɒnsə) noun 1. (a person or group that provides funds for an activity, esp) a. a commercial organization that pays all or part of the cost of putting on a concert, sporting event, etc b. a person who donates money to a charity when the person requesting the donation has performed a specified activity as part of an organized fund-raising effort 2. mainly US and Canadian a person or business firm that pays the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising time 3. a legislator who presents and supports a bill, motion, etc 4. Also called: godparent a. an authorized witness who makes the required promises on behalf of a person to be baptized and thereafter assumes responsibility for his or her Christian upbringing b. a person who presents a candidate for confirmation 5. mainly US a person who undertakes responsibility for the actions, statements, obligations, etc, of another, as during a period of apprenticeship; guarantor verb 6. (transitive) to act as a sponsor for Derived forms sponsorial (spɒnˈsɔːrɪəl) adjective sponsorship (ˈsponsorˌship) noun Word origin C17: from Latin, from spondēre to promise solemnly |
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