expressive
/ɪkˈspresɪv/adjective
1- effectively convey-ing thought or feeling富于表情的; 富于表现力的。
1.1
- predic.
expressive of
conveying (the specified quality or idea)表现的, 表达的： the spires are expressive of religious aspiration.
那些尖顶传达着宗教愿望。
派生词
expressively
adverbexpressiveness
nounexpressivity
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'tending to press out'）： from French expressif, -ive or medieval Latin expressivus, from exprimere 'press out' （see EXPRESS3 ）. Compare with EXPRESS1 .