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单词 hortatively
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hor•ta•tive  (hôrtə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. hortatory.
  • Latin hortātīvus, equivalent. to hortāt(us), past participle of hortārī to incite to action, frequentative of horīrī to encourage (akin to yearn) + -īvus -ive
  • 1600–10
horta•tive•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hor•ta•to•ry  (hôrtə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. urging to some course of conduct or action;
    exhorting;
    encouraging:a hortatory speech.
  • Late Latin hortātōrius encouraging, equivalent. to hortā() (see hortative) + -tōrius -tory1
  • 1580–90
horta•to′ri•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hortatory /ˈhɔːtətərɪ -trɪ/, hortative /ˈhɔːtətɪv/ adj
  1. tending to exhort; encouraging
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortārī to exhort

horˈtation n ˈhortatorily, ˈhortatively adv
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