Word · Frequency #8755
expressive
表达的，富于表情的
核心释义
characterized by expression
- 1.
有效传达思想或感情
Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
- 2.
传达说话者的情感和/或态度,除了字面意义之外
Conveying the speaker's emotions and/or attitudes, in addition to the denotative or literal meaning.
- 3.
能够代表多种想法或概念
Able to represent a number of ideas or concepts.
有效传达思想或感情；传达说话者的情感和/或态度,除了字面意义之外；能够代表多种想法或概念；表达的；富于表情的
用法In use
She gave an expressive performance, conveying every emotion through her facial expressions.
用法提示：此处 expressive 用作形容词，描述表演富于表情，体现其能清晰表达情感的含义。
His expressive writing style makes complex ideas easy to understand.
用法提示：此处 expressive 修饰 writing style，表示写作风格善于表达，使意思清晰。
The painting is highly expressive, with bold colors and dynamic brushstrokes.
用法提示：此处 expressive 描述绘画，强调其富有表现力，能传达强烈情感或意境。
be expressive of sth
用于描述某事物表达或传达某种情感、品质。
Her eyes were expressive of deep sorrow.
她的眼神表达了深深的悲伤。
be expressive in sth
指在某方面（如动作、语言）有表现力。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- expressive face
- 富有表情的脸
- She has a very expressive face; you can always tell what she's thinking.她有一张非常富有表情的脸；你总能看出她在想什么。
- expressive eyes
- 富有表现力的眼睛
- His expressive eyes conveyed a deep sadness.他那富有表现力的眼睛传达出深深的悲伤。
- expressive voice
- 富有表现力的声音
- The actor's expressive voice captivated the audience.演员富有表现力的声音吸引了观众。
- expressive hands
- 富有表现力的手势
- She used her expressive hands to illustrate her story.她用她富有表现力的手势来讲述她的故事。
- expressive gestures
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
表达（expression）加上-ive表示“有…性质的”，想象一个人说话时手舞足蹈、表情丰富，就是expressive。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：art criticism、everyday conversation、literary description 该词语域混合，通常用于艺术评论、日常对话或文学描述中，比较常见于需要表达情感或特征突出的场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与 of 连用，后接表达的内容
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The first five words (aggressive, impressive, successive, repressive, progressive) all rhyme with 'expressive' because they share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the ending /sɪv/ (with minor consonant changes). Note: 'passive' (and similar words like 'active') look similar but have a different stressed vowel /æ/ and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.