| 释义 |
af·fec·tive
\(ˈ)a|fektiv, əˈf-, -ēv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French affectif (from Latin affectus disposition, affection + Middle French -if -ive) & German affektiv, from affekt emotion (from Latin affectus) + German -iv -ive — more at affect
1. : relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions : emotional
< sacrificing physical life and affective life to mental life — Aldous Huxley >
2. : expressing emotion
< affective language >
< the affective force of a diminutive suffix > |