| 单词 | placative |
| 释义 | placative in British English (pləˈkeɪtɪv, ˈplækətɪv) adjective another word for placatory placatory in British English (pləˈkeɪtərɪ, -trɪ), placating (pləˈkeɪtɪŋ) or less commonly placative (pləˈkeɪtɪv, ˈplækətɪv) adjective placating or intended to placate placative in American English (ˈpleikeitɪv, -kə-, ˈplækeitɪv, ˈplækə-) adjective placatory Word origin [1930–35; placate1 + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cloverleaf, logical positivism, old school tie, saddle stitch, technical foul-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, corrective, destructive, detective, passive |
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