promoted:promote 的过去式/过去分词,常见含义为“被提升、被晋升;被推广、被宣传”。(更广义上也可指“促进了某事”。)
/ prəˈmoʊtɪd /
She was promoted to manager last month.
她上个月被晋升为经理。
The new study was widely promoted by the media, which helped it reach a much larger audience.
这项新研究被媒体广泛宣传,从而帮助它触达了更大的受众。
promote 源自拉丁语 promovere,由 *pro-*(向前)+ movere(移动)组成,原意带有“向前推动/推进”的概念,后来引申为“促进、推销”,以及在职位上“往前推进(晋升)”。