promulgate: [16] Promulgate owes its existence to an analogy drawn by the Romans between ‘milking’ and ‘bringing out into the light of day’. The Latin verb for ‘milk’ was mulgēre (source of English emulsion). It was used metaphorically for ‘cause to emerge’, and combination with the prefix prō- ‘forth, out’ produced prōmulgāre ‘make known publicly, publish’ – whence English promulgate. => emulsion
promulgate (v.)
1520s, from Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgare "make publicly known, propose openly, publish," perhaps altered from provulgare, from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + vulgare "make public, publish." Or the second element might be from mulgere "to milk" (see milk (n.)), used metaphorically for "cause to emerge;" "a picturesque farmers' term used originally of squeezing the milk from the udder" [L.R. Palmer, "The Latin Language"]. Related: Promulgated; promulgating. The earlier verb in English was promulge (late 15c.).
雙語例句
1. The king promulgate a decree.
國王頒布了一項(xiàng)命令.
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2. In order to regulate franchise effectively, western countries have promulgate special laws.
為了有效地規(guī)范特許經(jīng)營, 西方不少發(fā)達(dá)國家還頒行了專門法律.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. China should promulgate Law on State Immunity and make clear restrictive immunity.
我國應(yīng)制定《國家豁免法》,明確規(guī)定限制豁免的做法.
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4. Article 34 The Ministry Finance shall promulgate regulations governing the books of account and documentary evidence.