| 单词 | ostensive |
| 释义 | ostensive[ o-sten-siv ] / ɒˈstɛn sɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ostensive ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveclearly or manifestly demonstrative. ostensible. Origin of ostensiveFirst recorded in 1595–1605; from Medieval Latin ostēnsīvus, equivalent to Latin ostēns(us), variant of ostentus, past participle of ostendere “to present, display” (o(b)s, variant of ob- “to, toward, on” + tend(ere) “to stretch” + -tus past participle suffix) + -īvus adjective suffix; see ob-, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM ostensiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ostensiveostensible, ostensiveWords nearby ostensiveostempyesis, Ostend, Ostend Manifesto, ostensible, ostensibly, ostensive, ostensive definition, ostensorium, ostensory, ostentation, ostentatious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ostensive
British Dictionary definitions for ostensiveostensive / (ɒˈstɛnsɪv) / adjectiveobviously or manifestly demonstrative a less common word for ostensible philosophy (of a definition) given by demonstrative means, esp by pointing Derived forms of ostensiveostensively, adverbWord Origin for ostensiveC17: from Late Latin ostentīvus, from Latin ostendere to show; see ostensible Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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