propoundyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[propound 词源字典]
propound: see purpose
[propound etymology, propound origin, 英语词源]
propound (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 16c. variant of Middle English proponen "to put forward" (late 14c.), from Latin proponere "put forth, set forth, lay out, display, expose to view," figuratively "set before the mind; resolve; intend, design," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + ponere "to put" (see position (n.)). Perhaps influenced in form by compound, expound; also compare pose (v.). Related: Propounded; propounding.