| 单词 | phatic |
| 释义 | phatic[ fat-ik ] / ˈfæt ɪk / adjectivedenoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information: phatic communion. Origin of phatic1923; probably <Greek phat(ós) spoken, capable of being spoken (verbid of phánai to speak; cf. prophet) + -ic; coined (in phrase phatic communion) by Bronislaw Malinowski Words nearby phaticphasing, phasis, phasmid, phasor, phat, phatic, Ph.B., Ph. C., Ph.D., Phe, pheasant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for phaticphatic / (ˈfætɪk) / adjective(of speech, esp of conversational phrases) used to establish social contact and to express sociability rather than specific meaning Word Origin for phaticC20: from Greek phat (os) spoken + -ic 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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