exposition

Definitions

ex- (out) + posit (place) + -ion (noun) = 'a setting out.' Set ideas out clearly and you have an exposition (an explanation); set goods out for the public and you have an exposition (a fair). Same root as expose, the -ition noun branch.

Common Collocations

• 1.clear exposition清晰的阐述
• 2.exposition of对……的阐述
• 3.world exposition世界博览会

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The book opens with a clear exposition of the theory.

• 2.

  The 1900 Paris Exposition drew millions of visitors.