Word · Frequency #23042
expletive
/ˈeksplətɪv/
adjective
仅作填充用的；仅为效果而无实际必要的
Serving only to fill out a phrase or for rhetorical effect, without adding essential meaning.
- 1.
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
起填充作用的；仅为效果而无实际必要。
- 2.
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
带有填充词语的。
带有填充词语的；使用语气填充词的；起填充作用的；仅为效果而无实际必要。；带有填充词语的。；填补的；多余的
Connections
Confusing words
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.