| 释义 |
privative /privˈə-tiv/ adjective- Causing privation
- Consisting in the absence or removal of something
- (of an affix, etc) expressing absence or negation (grammar)
noun- That which is privative or depends on the absence of something else
- A term denoting the absence of a quality (logic)
- A privative affix or word (grammar)
ORIGIN: L prīvātīvus, from prīvāre to deprive privˈatively adverb |