| 释义 |
emotive/iˈməʊtiv/adj. 1 of or characterized by emotion 感情的，情绪的 2 arousing emotion 激起感情的，让人动情的 3 arousing feeling; not purely descriptive 引发情感的，(叙述)带有感情色彩的 □ emotively adv.□ emotiveness n.□ emotivity /i:məʊˈtiviti/ n.[Latin emovēre emot- (as E-, movēre ‘move’)]■ Usage 用法说明 Although the senses of emotive and emotional overlap, e.g. both an emotive issue and an emotional issue are common, emotive should not be used of people to mean ‘emotional’. It is wrong to say He is an emotive person unless what is meant is that he arouses emotion in others, and it is similarly incorrect to say They reacted emotively. 虽然 emotive 与 emotional 的含义部分重叠，如 an emotive issue 和 an emotional issue 都是常见的，但 emotive 不能用来表示人的情绪激动。我们不可以说 He is an emotive person ，除非我们是说他是一个让别人动情的人。同样，我们也不可以说 They reacted emotively 。 |