单词 | privative |
释义 | privative —privatively, adv. /priv"euh tiv/, adj. 1. causing, or tending to cause, deprivation. 2. consisting in or characterized by the taking away, loss, or lack of something. 3. Gram. indicating negation or absence. n. 4. Gram. a privative element, as a- in asymmetric. 5. something that is deprived. [1350-1400; ME privatif < L privativus. See PRIVATE, -IVE] |
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