Word · Frequency #23042
expletive
粗话；咒骂语；脏话
A profane or offensive word or interjection, often used to express anger or surprise; a swearword or curse.
- 1.
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
亵渎、粗俗的词语,尤指咒骂语或下流誓言。
- 2.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
通常表示惊讶或愤怒的亵渎或淫秽词语
- 3.
A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
为填补句法位置而无实义的词。
- 4.
a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
无独立含义,用于填充句子或诗行的词语或短语
- 5.
A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning (such as fuckin in "there's no fuckin way he's gonna get away with it").
加强语气但不改变词义的词语(如“There's no fuckin way he's gonna get away with it”中的fuckin)。
- 6.
An obscene or otherwise offensive interjection (such as shit, fuck, or damn it).
下流或冒犯性的感叹词(如shit、fuck或damn it)。
加强语气的粗话；粗话强调语；语助词；衬字；无实义的填充词；亵渎、粗俗的词语,尤指咒骂语或下流誓言。；通常表示惊讶或愤怒的亵渎或淫秽词语；为填补句法位置而无实义的词。
In use
He let out a loud expletive when he stubbed his toe.
The movie was full of expletives, so I didn't let my kids watch it.
In grammar, an expletive is a word that fills a syntactic slot without adding meaning, like 'it' in 'It is raining.'
expletives were deleted
Connections
Collocations
- utter an expletive
- 说脏话；骂了一句
- He uttered an expletive when he saw the damage.他看到损毁时骂了一句脏话。
- mutter an expletive
- 低声骂了一句
- She muttered an expletive under her breath.她低声骂了一句。
- let out an expletive
- 脱口骂了一句
- He let out an expletive when he stubbed his toe.他撞到脚趾时脱口骂了一句。
- string of expletives
- 一连串脏话
- The driver shouted a string of expletives at the cyclist.司机对着骑车人喊了一连串脏话。
- expletive deleted
- （原话中的）脏话被删去
- The transcript read 'expletive deleted' where the offensive words had been removed.转录文本中在冒犯性词语被删除的地方写着“脏话已删”。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
expletive 谐音“挨克斯普莱提夫”，记成“X（ex）标记的脏话”，生气时用来填充情绪、没有实义。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reporting、formal writing、courtroom testimony “expletive” 指脏话/咒骂语时，是比较正式、委婉的说法，通常见于新闻报道、正式文稿或官方陈述；日常口语中更常说 swear word 或 curse word。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 /ˈɛksplətɪv/ 完全押韵的常用词。negative /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ 和 positive /ˈpɑːzətɪv/ 与目标词一样以非重读的 /ətɪv/ 结尾，但它们与目标词的重读元音或其后辅音不同，并不押韵。explicit /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/、explosive /ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/、explanatory /ɪkˈsplænəˌtɔːri/ 只是拼写以 expl- 开头，读音以 /ɪkˈspl/ 开头，而目标词读作 /ˈɛkspl/，注意不要被拼写误导。
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。
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