promote

英[prə'məʊt]，美[prə'mot]

vt. 促进, 推动; 晋升; 推销;
助记：pro-向前 + mot-动 + -e → 向前动 → 促进。

词 源 树

权威词源导读

promote (v.) - 14世纪晚期，"to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office"，源自古法语promoter 并直接源自拉丁语promotus, promovere "move forward, advance; cause to advance, push onward; bring to light, reveal" 的过去分词，源自pro "forward" (参看：pro-) + movere "to move" (源自PIE词根*meue- "to push away")。普通含义 "to further the growth or progress of (anything)" 始于16世纪10年代。同根词：Promoted; promoting。

词源说明（童理民）

1. promote : pro-,向前，-mot,移动，词源同motion,move.比喻用法。

21世纪大英汉词典

#promotevt.1.■提升；升级；升迁：He worked hard and was soon promoted.他工作努力，很快就获得提升。2.■促进；增进；发扬；提倡：to promote what is right提倡(或发扬)正确的东西3.■[美国英语]宣传；推销(商品等)：We launch a big advertising campaign to promote our new toothpaste.我们发动了一场声势浩大的广告宣传攻势，旨在推销新型牙膏。4.■使 (学生)升级：to be promoted to the next grade升到下一年级5.■筹划，发起，创立：to promote a basketball match筹划一次篮球比赛6.■促使(法律、议案等) 通过：to promote a bill in Parliament促使一项法案在议会中通过7.■【化学】使(催化剂)更活泼8.■【国际象棋】使(卒)升格(为王后等)9.■[美国俚语](用不正的手段)获得，骗取：to be able to promote a bottle of wine能够搞到一瓶酒vi.1.■【国际象棋】成为王后或其他大于卒的子：A pawn automatically promotes when it reaches the eighth rank.卒子在到达第八横格时自动升级。2.■[废语]告发某人3.■[废语]煽动某人(去争吵等)近义词advance变形vt.promotedpromoting#