| 单词 | expletive |
| 释义 | Word Frequency expletive(ɪkˈspliːtɪv) noun 1. an exclamation or swearword; an oath or a sound expressing an emotional reaction rather than any particular meaning 2. any syllable, word, or phrase conveying no independent meaning, esp one inserted in a line of verse for the sake of the metre adjective also: expletory (ɪkˈspliːtərɪ) 3. expressing no particular meaning, esp when filling out a line of verse Derived forms expletively (exˈpletively) adverb Word origin C17: from Late Latin explētīvus for filling out, from explēre, from plēre to fill |
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