espousal

英 [ɪ'spaʊz(ə)l; e-] 美

espousal (n.): late 14c., from Old French esposailles (plural) "act of betrothal" (12c., Modern French époussailles), from Latin sponsalia "betrothal, espousal, wedding," noun use of neuter plural of sponsalis "of a betrothal," from sponsa "spouse" (see espouse). For the -e- see e-. Figuratively, of causes, principles, etc., from 1670s.

1. Margaret Thatcher's espousal of monetarism eventually brought inflation down in the early 1980s.: 玛格丽特·撒切尔对于货币主义的拥护最终使通货膨胀在20世纪八十年代降了下来。