英语词汇“privative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

privative

/ˈprɪvətɪv

adjective

1(Of an action or state) marked by the absence or loss of some quality or attribute that is normally present.Evil is merely privative, not absolute: it is like cold, which is the privation of heat....

Augustine developed two basic inceptions of evil, the privative and the aesthetic.
We could adopt, I suppose, a privative theory of goodness, according to which every good consists in the absence of some corresponding evil.

1.1(Of a statement or term) denoting the absence or loss of an attribute or quality: parliament may insert a privative clause to achieve this result...

I do not think you can even grant such an order if the privative clause operates, can you?
He suggested that a privative clause expands the jurisdiction of a decision-maker.
The privative clause boosts the validity of the decisions made by Refugee Tribunals and by decision-makers in my Department.

1.2 Grammar (Of a particle or affix) expressing absence or negation, for example the Greek a-, meaning ‘not’, in atypical.The privative and benefactive suffixes should have vowels (a and e) written with underdots....

Has this "a" any connection with the alpha privative of the Indo-European tongues?

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin privativus 'denoting privation', from privat- 'deprived' (see privation).

单词	privative
释义	privative /ˈprɪvətɪv / adjective 1(Of an action or state) marked by the absence or loss of some quality or attribute that is normally present.Evil is merely privative, not absolute: it is like cold, which is the privation of heat.... Augustine developed two basic inceptions of evil, the privative and the aesthetic. We could adopt, I suppose, a privative theory of goodness, according to which every good consists in the absence of some corresponding evil. 1.1(Of a statement or term) denoting the absence or loss of an attribute or quality: parliament may insert a privative clause to achieve this result... I do not think you can even grant such an order if the privative clause operates, can you? He suggested that a privative clause expands the jurisdiction of a decision-maker. The privative clause boosts the validity of the decisions made by Refugee Tribunals and by decision-makers in my Department. 1.2 Grammar (Of a particle or affix) expressing absence or negation, for example the Greek a-, meaning ‘not’, in atypical.The privative and benefactive suffixes should have vowels (a and e) written with underdots.... Has this "a" any connection with the alpha privative of the Indo-European tongues? Origin Late 16th century: from Latin privativus 'denoting privation', from privat- 'deprived' (see privation).
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