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单词 privative
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
priv•a•tive  (priv′ə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. causing, or tending to cause, deprivation.
  2. consisting in or characterized by the taking away, loss, or lack of something.
  3. Grammarindicating negation or absence.

n. 
  1. Grammara privative element, as a- in asymmetric.
  2. something that is deprived.
  • Latin prīvātīvus. See private, -ive
  • Middle English privatif 1350–1400
priv′a•tive•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
privative /ˈprɪvətɪv/ adj
  1. causing privation
  2. expressing lack or negation, as for example the English suffix -less and prefix un-
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prīvātīvus indicating loss, negative

ˈprivatively adv
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