名詞 exponent:

1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
   同義詞：advocate, advocator, proponent
2. someone who expounds and interprets or explains
3. a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
   同義詞：power, index

1. British mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who was an early exponent of the theory of relativity and conducted research on the evolution, structure, and motion of stars.
   愛丁頓，阿瑟·斯坦利1882－1944英國數(shù)學(xué)家、天文學(xué)家和物理學(xué)家，相對論的早期擁護者，在星體演化、結(jié)構(gòu)和運動方面有很深研究
2. She's an exponent of the opinions of Freud.
   她是弗洛伊德學(xué)說的鼓吹者。
3. French painter who was a leading exponent and theorist of the cubist movement.
   布拉克，喬治斯1882－1963法國畫家，是立體派的主要倡導(dǎo)者和理論家
4. Swiss sculptor, painter, and exponent of surrealism who is best known for his elongated sculptures of human figures, such as Walking Man(1960).
   賈科尼亞特提，阿爾貝托1901－1966瑞士雕刻家、畫家、超現(xiàn)實主義者，他最著名的是他對人體外形的拉長的雕刻，如行走的人(1960年)

ex.po.nent

n.（名詞）
One that expounds or interprets.
解釋者：詳加解釋或說明的人
One that speaks for, represents, or advocates:
擁護者，示范者，倡導(dǎo)者：
例句：
Our senator is an exponent of free trade.
我們的參議員是一個自由貿(mào)易的擁護者

Abbr. expMathematics A number or symbol, as 3 in (x + y ) 3, placed to the right of and above another number, symbol, or expression, denoting the power to which that number, symbol, or expression is to be raised. Also called In this sense, also called power
縮寫 exp【數(shù)學(xué)】 指數(shù)，冪：一個數(shù)字或符號，如3在（x + y ）里， 3置于數(shù)字、符號或表達式的右上角，表示使該數(shù)字、符號或表達式增加的冪 也作 在此意義上也可稱作 power
adj.（形容詞）
Expository; explanatory.
闡述的；說明的

來源：
Latin expônôns expônent- [present participle of] expônere [to expound] * see expound
拉丁語 expônôns expônent- [] expônere的現(xiàn)在分詞 [詳細解釋] *參見 expound