expletive

Word family adjectiveexpletiveexpletory

ex·ple·tive /ɪkˈspliːtɪv $ ˈeksplətɪv/ noun [countableC]

formalSWEAR a rude word that you use when you are angry or in pain, for example ‘shit’ 咒骂语 SYN swear word

Examples from the Corpus

expletive• Aimless minutes of hand wringing and expletives, followed by resignation.• He smoked and drank heavily, and his language was rich in expletives even when mixing with senior diplomats and politicians.• Back in the paddock he was greeted by a stream of expletives.• The youth obliged, adding a further string of expletives, just for good measure.• There followed a groan of pain and a whole string of expletives.

Origin expletive

(1600-1700) Late Latin expletivus, from Latin explere “to fill out”; because the words fill a space in a sentence without adding to the meaning

单词	expletive
释义	expletive Word family adjectiveexpletiveexpletory ex·ple·tive /ɪkˈspliːtɪv $ ˈeksplətɪv/ noun [countableC] formalSWEAR a rude word that you use when you are angry or in pain, for example ‘shit’ 咒骂语 SYN swear word Examples from the Corpus expletive• Aimless minutes of hand wringing and expletives, followed by resignation.• He smoked and drank heavily, and his language was rich in expletives even when mixing with senior diplomats and politicians.• Back in the paddock he was greeted by a stream of expletives.• The youth obliged, adding a further string of expletives, just for good measure.• There followed a groan of pain and a whole string of expletives. Origin expletive (1600-1700) Late Latin expletivus, from Latin explere “to fill out”; because the words fill a space in a sentence without adding to the meaning
随便看	totes totes to that effect to the accompaniment of to the accompaniment of something to the accompaniment of sth to the bad to the best of ability to the best of belief to the best of knowledge to the best of your to the best of your ability to the best of your belief to the best of your knowledge to the best of your knowledge/belief/ability etc to the bitter end to the contrary to the core to the death to the effect to the end of time to the fore to the forefront to the forefront of to the forefront of attention