inroad
英 ['?nr??d]
美
- n. 侵襲，襲擊；減少
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?inroads;
中文詞源
inroad 進展
in-,進入，使，road,古義，騎馬，侵襲，詞源同ride,raid.其原義為惡意入侵，侵擾，后詞義褒義化指進展。
英文詞源
- inroad (n.)
- 1540s, "hostile incursion, raid, foray," from in- (2) "in;" second element is road in the obsolete sense of "riding;" related to raid. Related: Inroads.
雙語例句
- 1. This deal is their first major inroad into the American market.
- 這交易是他們進軍美國市場的首次重大收獲。
來自《權威詞典》