expletive
expletive
[ɪkˈspliːtɪv, ɛk-]
noun
[ɪkˈspliːtɪv, ɛk-]
noun
- an oath or swear word
诅咒语
■(Grammar)a word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense
(语法)填充词（或短语）；语助词；虚词
- (Grammar)(of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse
(语法)（词，短语）填补的；补足的；附加的
- late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin expletivus, from explere 'fill out', from ex- 'out' + plere 'fill'. The general noun sense 'word used merely to fill out a sentence' (early 17th cent.) was applied specifically to an oath or swear word in the early 19th cent
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