expletive
- IPA[ɪkˈspliːtɪv]
英式
- an oath or swear word;a word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense.
- (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.
noun: expletive, plural noun: expletives
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. an oath or swear word he was greeted by a stream of expletives 同義詞
- 2. a word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense. 同義詞
形容詞
- 1. (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈeksplədiv]
美式
- an oath or swear word.
- (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.
Oxford American Dictionary