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单词 portative
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
por•ta•tive  (pôr′tə tiv, pōr′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being carried;
    portable.
  2. having or pertaining to the power or function of carrying.

n. 
  1. Music and DanceAlso called por′tative or′gan. a small portable pipe organ used esp. during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
  • Middle French. See port5, -ative
  • Middle English portatif 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
portative /ˈpɔːtətɪv/ adj
  1. a less common word for portable
  2. concerned with the act of carrying
Etymology: 14th Century: from French, from Latin portāre to carry
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