英汉词典

expedition 基本解释

• n. 远征；探险队；迅速

expedition 词态变化

expedition 中文词源

来自expedite, 加速。后用来指重大的军事行动，军事远征。

expedition 英文词源

expedition

expedition: [15] The Latin verb expedīre originally had the rather mundane meaning ‘free one’s feet’ – from a snare, for example It was formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and pēs ‘foot’ (source of English pedal, pedestrian, etc and related to English foot). Its literal meaning was soon lost sight of, progressing via ‘extricate, liberate’ to ‘bring out, make ready’ and ‘put in order, arrange, set right’.

The notion of ‘freeing’ something, enabling it to go forward without hindrance, is reflected in the verb’s English descendant expedite [17]. It also survives in the derived noun expedition, as ‘promptness, dispatch’; in the main, however, this has taken a different semantic route, via ‘sending out a military force’ to ‘long organized journey for a particular purpose’.
=> expedite, foot, pedal, pedestrian

expedition (n.)

early 15c., "military campaign; the act of rapidly setting forth," from Old French expedicion "an expediting, implementation; expedition, mission" (13c.) and directly from Latin expeditionem (nominative expeditio) "an enterprise against an enemy, a military campaign," noun of action from past participle stem of expedire "make ready, prepare" (see expedite). Meaning "journey for some purpose" is from 1590s. Sense by 1690s also included the body of persons on such a journey.

expedition 英文释义

1. a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

2. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose;

"an expedition was sent to explore Mars"

3. a journey organized for a particular purpose

4. a journey taken for pleasure;

"many summer excursions to the shore"

"it was merely a pleasure trip"

"after cautious sashays into the field"

5. the property of being prompt and efficient;

"it was done with dispatch"

expedition 同义词解析

journey, tour, travel, trip, voyage, excursion, expedition, cruise

这些名词均含"旅行"之意。

journey： 最普通用词，侧重指时间较长、距离较远的单程陆上旅行，也指水上或空中的旅行。

tour： 指最后反回出发地，旅途中有停留游览点，距离可长可短，目的各异的周游或巡行。

travel： 泛指旅行的行为而不指某次具体的旅行，多指到远方作长期旅行，不强调直接目的地，单、复数均可用。

trip： 普通用词，口语多用，常指为公务或游玩作的较短暂的旅行。

voyage： 指在水上旅行，尤指海上旅行，也可指空中旅行。

excursion： 较正式用词，常指不超过一天的短时期娱乐性游玩，也可指乘火车或轮船往返特定景点的远足旅游。

expedition： 指有特定目的远征或探险。

cruise： 主要指乘船的游览并在多处停靠。

expedition 双语例句

1. The expedition was wrecked by bad planning and poor navigation.

这次探险因计划不周和导航不利而失败。

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2. The South Pole expedition proved to be staggeringly successful.

这次南极探险结果非常成功。

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3. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.

他决定把探险推迟到第二天。

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4. Lee had to fight hard for his place on the expedition.

李不得不为在考察队中获得一席之地而苦苦争取。

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5. She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.

她预言这次探险结局不会好。

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expedition 实用场景例句

to plan/lead/go on an expedition to the North Pole

计划 / 带队 / 去北极探险

牛津词典

Three members of the Everest expedition were killed.

三名珠穆朗玛峰探险队员遇难。

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a shopping expedition

外出购物

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...Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica.

伯德1928年前往南极洲的探险

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.

探险队中43名成员遇难。

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Caroline joined them on the shopping expeditions.

卡罗琳加入了他们的购物之旅。

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...a fishing expedition.

垂钓之旅

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To plan a mountain climbing expedition.

计划登山探险.

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They equipped themselves for the expedition.

他们为远征治装.

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In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace.

作为报复, 查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼, 奸淫杀戮平民.

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We must fit the expedition out with the best equipment.

我们必须向探险队提供最好的装备.

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They started on a dangerous expedition.

他们出发去进行一次危险的远征.

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The expedition through the jungle was fraught with difficulty and danger.

穿越森林的探险充满着艰辛和危险.

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We are not very forward with our preparations for our Arctic expedition next year.

我们为明年北极探险所做的准备工作进展不快.

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The cost of the expedition was defrayed by the college.

远征队的费用由校方支付.

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The mastermind of the expedition was a Frenchman.

这次探险的策划者是一个法国人.

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The scientists will go on an expedition to the South Pole.

这些科学家们将要去南极考察.

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And may I make so bold as to ask what institution sponsored your husband's expedition?

我能否冒昧地问一下,是什么机构资助你丈夫的探险?

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They carried out the captain's orders with all possible expedition.

他们毫不迟疑地迅速执行船长的命令.

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They're going to make an expedition to the South Pole.

他们要去南极探险.

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She led an expedition into the interior.

她带领一支考察队到内陆地区.

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He's still hesitating about joining the expedition.

他对于参加这次探险队仍犹豫不决.

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The children came to a deserted castle and began with their mysterious expedition.

孩子们来到这个荒无人烟的城堡,开始了他们神秘的探险活动.

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The expedition was bedevilled by bad weather.

探险队深受恶劣天气的困扰。

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the commander of the expedition

探险队队长

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an expedition planned down to the last detail

计划详尽的探险

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