effectively conveying thought or feeling 富于表情的;富于表现力的 ■[predic.](expressive of)conveying (the specified quality or idea) 表现(特定气质或想法)的 the spires are expressive of religious aspiration. 那些尖顶表达了宗教愿望。
late Middle English (in the sense 'tending to press out'): from French expressif, -ive or medieval Latin expressivus, from exprimere 'press out' (see express). Compare with express