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单词 emotive meaning
释义

emotive meaning


noun

the emotional connotation of a word or expression that is used instead of one having a similar meaning but less affective quality, as the connotation of “murder” when used instead of “homicide” or “drunk” instead of “inebriated.”

Origin of emotive meaning

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby emotive meaning

emotional labour, emotional literacy, emotionally correct, emotional support animal, emotive, emotive meaning, emotivism, EMP, empale, empanada, empanel
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