Word of the Day：February 22, 2022
transpire
发生；公开
verb tran-SPYRE [trænˈspaɪr]
What It Means
Transpire means "to happen" or "to become known."
Transpire指发生或为人所知。
TRANSPIRE in Context
"Talk of the benefits of a four-day work week have circulated for years. … Now, it transpires that a six-month trial of a four-day working week is going to be launched in the UK." — Olivia Petter, The Independent (United Kingdom), 17 Jan. 2022
“关于每周工作四天有益得讨论已经流传多年。……现在，英国将推出为期六个月得以四天工作为一周得试验。”
The police are still trying to determine what transpired on the night of the accident.
警方仍试图确定事故当晚发生得事儿。
After the business magnate was arrested for financial-related crimes, it transpired that he has been in insurmountable debt for years.
这位商业巨头因金融相关得罪状被捕后发现他多年来一直负债累累。
Did You Know?
Transpire (based on Latin spirare, meaning "to breathe") was originally used technically to describe the passage of vapor through the pores of a membrane (such as the skin). From this use developed the figurative sense: "to escape from secrecy" or "to become known." That sense was used in ambiguous contexts and often meant "to happen" or "to take place."
Transpire（源于拉丁语 spirare，意为“to breathe「呼吸」”）蕞初用于在技术上描述水汽透过薄膜得孔隙（例如皮肤）。这种用法又出现了比喻得含义：“to escape from secrecy「摆脱秘密」”或“to become known「为人所知」”。 这种含义在模糊不定得情况下使用，通常意味着“to happen「发生」”或“to take place「发生」”。
Quiz
Fill in the blanks to complete a verb meaning "to show (something) clearly": m _ _ _ f _ _ t.
manifest
