单词 | performative |
释义 | performative /peuhr fawr"meuh tiv/, adj. Philos., Ling. 1. (of an expression or statement) performing an act by the very fact of being uttered, as with the expression "I promise," that performs the act of promising. n. 2. a performative utterance. Cf. constative. [1950-55; PERFORM + -ATIVE] |
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