privative
privative
[ˈprɪvətɪv]
adjective
[ˈprɪvətɪv]
adjective
- (of an action or state) marked by the absence, removal, or loss of some quality or attribute that is normally present
（行为，状态）缺乏（或排除、失去）某种品质（或属性）的
■(of a statement or term) denoting the absence or loss of an attribute or quality
（叙述，说法）缺失某属性（或品质）的
parliament may insert a privative clause to achieve this result.
为实现目标议会可能增加一项缺乏特性的条文。
■(Grammar)(of a particle or affix) expressing absence or negation, for example the Greek a-, meaning ‘not’, in atypical
(语法)（小品词，词缀）表示“缺乏”、“否定”的（如atypical中的a-表示“不”）
- late 16th cent.: from Latin privativus 'denoting privation', from privat- 'deprived' (see privation)
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- overpeopled adj.人口过剩的 v.使人口过剩，使人口过密( overpeople的过去式和过去分词 )
- overperform vt.超乐谱演奏,偏离乐谱演奏,超剧本表演,偏离剧本表演
- overpersuade vt.强行说服
- overplaid n.套格子花纹，套格子花纹织物
- overplay v.夸大…的重要性，表演过火，打（或踢）得比…好
- overplease vt.使过分高兴
- overplow vt.对…犁耕（或开垦）过度
- overplus n.剩余，过剩
- overpoise vt.<古>在重量（或价值等）上超过
- overpopulate vt.使（某一地区）人口过剩
- overpopulation n.人口过剩,生齿过剩
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