a person or thing that promotes something,in particular 促进者,提倡者;助长者,尤指 ■a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event or theatrical production (运动项目、戏剧的)承办人,出资人,赞助人 a boxing promoter. 拳击赛承办人。 ■(亦作 company promoter)a person involved in setting up and funding a new company (公司的)创办人,发起人 ■a supporter of a cause or aim (事业、目标的)促进者,提倡者 Mitterrand was a fierce promoter of European integration. 密特朗是欧洲一体化的激烈提倡者。 ■(亦作 promotor)(Chemistry)an additive that increases the activity of a catalyst (化)促进剂,助催化剂 ■(Biology)a region of a DNA molecule which forms the site at which transcription of a gene starts (生)启动子;推动子,促进子
语源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French promotour, from medieval Latin promotor (see promote)