| 单词 | elative |
| 释义 | elative[ ee-luh-tiv, el-uh- ] / ˈi lə tɪv, ˈɛl ə- / adjectivenoting a case, as in Finnish, whose function is to indicate motion out of or away from. nounan elative case. an adjectival form, as in Arabic, denoting intensity or superiority, approximately equivalent to the comparative and superlative of other languages. Origin of elative1585–95; <Latin ēlāt(us) (see elate) + -ive Words nearby elativeelaterid, elaterin, elaterite, elaterium, elation, elative, E layer, Elazig, Elba, Elbasan, Elbe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for elativeelative / (ˈiːlətɪv) / adjective(in the grammar of Finnish and other languages) denoting a case of nouns expressing a relation of motion or direction, usually translated by the English prepositions out of or away fromCompare illative (def. 3) noun
Word Origin for elativeC19: from Latin ēlātus, past participle of efferre to carry out; see elate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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