| 释义 |
expanded
adjective
Etymology: from past participle of expand
1.
a. : spread out : outstretched, unfolded
< then with expanded wings he steers his flight aloft — John Milton >
b. heraldry : open, displayed
c. of a letter or typeface : having a somewhat wider face than that of a typeface not so characterized — compare condensed, extended
2.
a. : increased in volume or scope : enlarged
< expanded public-relations programs >
b. : periphrastic — used of the progressive-tense forms in -ing (as am writing, was writing, is being written)
• ex·pand·ed·ness noun -es |