propound
/prəʊˈpaʊnd/verb
with obj.
- put forward (an idea, theory, or point of view) for consideration by others提出（想法, 理论, 观点）供考虑：
he began to propound the idea of a 'social monarchy' as an alternative to Franco.
他开始提出“社会君主体制”的理论取代佛朗哥。
派生词
propounder
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: alteration of archaic propone,from Latin proponere 'set forth'，from pro- 'forward'+ponere 'put'. The addition of the final -d can be compared with that in expound and compound.