英语词汇“upon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

upon

/əˈpɒn

preposition

More formal term for on, especially in abstract senses. it was based upon two principles a school’s dependence upon parental support...

He is building a fan base upon the goodwill he has generated since taking over the club.
The worrying thing is how those in power interpret the way we vote and act upon it to stay in power.
Taste is based upon a certain set of assumptions about what is good or bad in the world.

Usage

The preposition upon has the same core meaning as the preposition on. However, in modern English upon tends to be restricted to more formal contexts or to established phrases and idioms, as in once upon a time and row upon row of seats.

Origin

Middle English: from up + on, suggested by Old Norse upp á.

单词	upon
释义	upon /əˈpɒn / preposition More formal term for on, especially in abstract senses. it was based upon two principles a school’s dependence upon parental support... He is building a fan base upon the goodwill he has generated since taking over the club. The worrying thing is how those in power interpret the way we vote and act upon it to stay in power. Taste is based upon a certain set of assumptions about what is good or bad in the world. Usage The preposition upon has the same core meaning as the preposition on. However, in modern English upon tends to be restricted to more formal contexts or to established phrases and idioms, as in once upon* a time* and row upon* row of seats. Origin Middle English: from up + on, suggested by Old Norse upp á*. Rhymes aide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, au courant, begone, Bonn, bon vivant, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, ci-devant, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, phon, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, sine qua non, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne
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