| 单词 | exposition |
| 释义 | exposition —expositional, adj. /ek'speuh zish"euhn/, n. 1. a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products: an exposition of 19th-century paintings; an automobile exposition. 2. the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining: the exposition of a point of view. 3. writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain; a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise: The students prepared expositions on familiar essay topics. 4. the act of presenting to view; display: The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent. 5. exposure (def. 10). 6. the state of being exposed; exposure. 7. Music. the first section of a fugue or a sonata form, in which the principal themes normally are introduced. 8. (in a play, novel, etc.) dialogue, description, etc., that gives the audience or reader the background of the characters and the present situation. [1300-50; ME exposicioun < L exposition- (s. of expositio), equiv. to exposit(us) (see EXPOSE) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. exhibit, demonstration, display, presentation. 3. elucidation, commentary; critique, interpretation, exegesis, explication. |
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