set forth

陈述；阐明；出发

Because the amendment tries to govern social behavior, he said, "some details cannot be set forth very clearly."(他还说，由于这一修正案针对的是一项社会行为，一些细节不可能描述的很详尽。)

The woman set down her bag and set forth her purpose in coming.(这名妇女放下她的包后阐明了她的来意。)

And yes, it is as stupid as set forth in Aristophanes or Euripides.(同样，历史如同阿里·斯托芬或是欧里庇得斯所论述的那样愚蠢。)

Are set forth in detail in the regulations of the Federal Reserve System.(在联邦储备系统中的规定十分详尽。)

Then she had her mutilated arms tied to her back, and at sunrise she set forth, walking the entire day until it was night.(她请人将她残废的手绑到身后，等太阳升起来的时候，便出发了。)

The argument set forth in his article was riddled violently.(他的文章中的论点受到猛烈的攻击。)

the relevant matters set forth in the partnership agreement.(依照合伙协议约定的有关事项。)

One, set forth by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C., sees humans as naturally imitative—as taking pleasure in imitating persons, things, and actions and in seeing such imitations.(亚里士多德在公元前4世纪提出的一个理论认为，人是天生的模仿者——即从模仿他人、事物和行为和观看这些模仿中获得乐趣。)

The principles set forth in the previous section make a lot of sense for stuff that's already available as computer data.(前一节介绍的原则对于已经作为计算机数据提供的数据非常有意义。)

This document attempts to set forth your wishes for different medical scenarios.(这份文件提出了对不同医疗方案的解决决定。)

verb

1. state

e.g. set forth one's reasons

Synonym: expoundexposit

2. leave

e.g. The family took off for Florida

Synonym: departpartstartstart outset offset outtake off

1. (清晰而有条理地)阐述，陈述，说明
If you set forth a number of facts, beliefs, or arguments, you explain them in writing or speech in a clear, organized way.

e.g. Dr. Mesibov set forth the basis of his approach to teaching students.
梅西伯夫博士阐述了他的教学方法的基础。

2. 出发;动身;启程
If you set forth, you start a journey.

e.g. It was during the reign of Queen Isabella that Christopher Columbus set forth on his epic voyage of discovery.
正是在伊莎贝拉女王统治时期克里斯托弗·哥伦布开始了他伟大的发现之旅。