释义 |
aug·men·ta·tive I. \(ˈ)ȯg|mentəd.iv, -ətiv\ adjective Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French augmentatif, from Medieval Latin augmentativus, from Late Latin augmentatus + Latin -ivus -ive 1. : having the quality or power of augmenting 2. : indicating large size and sometimes awkwardness or unattractiveness — used of affixes and of words formed with them (as Italian casone “big house”, from casa “house”, and Italian -one in words like casone); contrasted with diminutive II. noun (-s) : an augmentative word or affix |