单词 | portative |
释义 | portative[ pawr-tuh-tiv, pohr- ] / ˈpɔr tə tɪv, ˈpoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR portative ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivecapable of being carried; portable. having or pertaining to the power or function of carrying. nounAlso called portative organ. a small portable pipe organ used especially during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Origin of portative1350–1400; Middle English portatif<Middle French. See port5, -ative Words nearby portativeportance, Port Angeles, Porta-Potti, port arms, Port Arthur, portative, portative organ, Port-au-Prince, port authority, Port Blair, port captain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for portativeportative / (ˈpɔːtətɪv) / adjectivea less common word for portable concerned with the act of carrying Word Origin for portativeC14: from French, from Latin portāre to carry 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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