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单词 explicative
释义

explicative

[ ek-spli-key-tiv, ik-splik-uh-tiv ]
/ ˈɛk splɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ɪkˈsplɪk ə tɪv /
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adjective

explanatory; interpretive.
Also ex·pli·ca·to·ry [ek-spli-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-splik-uh-]. /ˈɛk splɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈsplɪk ə-/.

Origin of explicative

From the Latin word explicātīvus, dating back to 1620–30. See explicate, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM explicative

ex·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverbnon·ex·pli·ca·tive, adjectiveun·ex·pli·ca·tive, adjective

Words nearby explicative

explicandum, explicans, explicate, explication, explication de texte, explicative, explicit, explicit function, explode, exploded view, explodent
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Example sentences from the Web for explicative

  • The first and second are informative, explicative, they take in and dothe other gives out.

    Spare Hours|John Brown
  • The explicative myths, arising from utility, from the necessity of knowing.

    Essay on the Creative Imagination|Th. Ribot
  • All of Edwards's other writings may be arranged in relation to this principle,—as introductory, explicative, or defensive.

    Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13|Various
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