| 释义 |
ex·clam·a·to·ry
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷məˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri\ adjective
Etymology: exclamation + -ory
1. : containing, expressing, using, or relating to exclamation
< an exclamatory phrase >
< exclamatory speakers >
2. : showing emotion on the part of speaker or writer by its elliptical form (as in Oh, for a camera! You an author!) or by an intensifying expression (as an interrogative pronoun or adverb or other part of speech in an emphatic position like an interjection)
< an exclamatory noun >
3. : like or having the effect of an exclamation especially in lending emphasis or focusing attention
< set off by a bright exclamatory scarf > |