Expletive

[ɪk'spliːtɪv;ek-] or ['ɛksplətɪv]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line.

克里斯整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous.

(n.) A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.

整理:马提

同義詞及近義詞：

a. Superfluous, redundant.

n. Expletive word or syllable.

整理:桑娅

解釋/意思:

adj. filling out: added for ornament or merely to fill up.—n. a word or syllable inserted for ornament or to fill up a vacancy: an oath.—adj. Ex′pletory serving to fill up: expletive.

手打:梅尔瓦