| 释义 |
expletive/ikˈspli:tiv, ek-/ n. & adj.●n. 1 an oath, swear word, or other expression, used in an exclamation 誓言，誓词(或其他用来表达兴奋之情的感叹语) 2 a word used to fill out a sentence etc., esp. in verse 填词(尤指用于韵文的) ●adj. serving to fill out (esp. a sentence, line of verse, etc.) 用于填空的，填词的(尤指句子、诗行等) [Late Latin expletivus (as EX-1, plēre plet- ‘fill’)] |