Definition of expletive in English:

expletive

noun ɪkˈspliːtɪvɛkˈspliːtɪvˈɛksplədɪv

1An oath or swear word.
诅咒语
he was greeted by a stream of expletives
Example sentencesExamples
- Darren heard the man scream out a stream of expletives towards him.
- Such outbursts would not impress the public; expletives and desecrations of electoral oaths would thus remain behind closed doors.
- In the evening, everyone shared one dressing-room, where the air was choking with cigarette smoke and expletives.
- He asked where the bus was going, lacing his inquiry liberally with four-letter expletives.
- One man in the audience shouted: ‘You're talking about a man's life, Billy’ but the comic reportedly responded with a four-letter expletive.
- While a police captain barked orders through a bullhorn, an angry crowd of 3,000 people shouted back expletives.
- She looked exactly like a tiny doll lying there… until a stream of expletives issued from her mouth.
- I still haven't calmed down enough after 48 hours to write a rational critique of the ‘show’ without exposing you, dear reader, to even more expletives.
- After spitting out a stream of expletives, the boxer reportedly made a threatening move towards the knot of reporters before members of his entourage grabbed him.
- Instead of a lesson in experimental theatre, they were bombarded with graphic scenes of violence and a non-stop stream of expletives.
- He let out a stream of expletives, loud and angry.
- Connor swore, uttering expletives as they came to mind.
- After all is there anything more pathetic than listening to someone peppering his or her conversation with expletives in the belief that they are impressing someone, anyone.
- Stunned, the CEO let loose a stream of expletives and walked out.
- The game remained heated, with the sent-off players voicing their unhappiness on the sidelines and adding to a stream of expletives.
- While you shout expletives and curse my name, allow me to assure I do remember your suggestion that we promise not to use each others positions to our advantage.
- She let out a long string of oaths and expletives, carefully picking herself up from the floor.
- Please excuse the expletives, I'm sure you are all aware of how ‘expressive’ men can get when they are watching sporting events and having a few drinks.
- So from waking up and starting the day off with foul expletives, my mood has changed to one of relative happiness.
- He had had enough and a stream of expletives raced through his mind as he raced back towards the rest of his band.
Synonyms
swear word, oath, curse, obscenity, profanity, epithet, imprecation, four-letter word, exclamation
(expletives) bad language, foul language, strong language, swearing
informal dirty word
North American informal cuss word, cuss
2Grammar
A word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense.
〔语法〕填充词（或短语），语助词，虚词
Example sentencesExamples
- Finally, both the antecedent of PRO and PRO itself have to be an argument and cannot be an expletive.
- I think people don't use ‘it’ for exactly that reason Todd - it's so often an expletive or a dummy pronoun that it would get confusing.
Synonyms
filler, fill-in, stopgap, meaningless word/phrase, redundant word/phrase, superfluous word/phrase, unnecessary word/phrase

adjective ɪkˈspliːtɪvɛkˈspliːtɪvˈɛksplədɪv

Grammar

(of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.
〔语法〕填充词（或短语），语助词，虚词
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘There’ is used as the subject of an existential sentence in standard English while it is used in most other situations in which a ‘dummy’ or expletive subject is necessary.
- A-positions are not necessarily assigned a theta role: The subject position may be occupied by an expletive element.
- Icelandic takes the non-referential property of quasi-argumental null subjects as basic, therefore quasi-argumental null subjects in the language can be interpreted as basically expletive.

Origin

Late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin expletivus, from explere 'fill out', from ex- 'out' + plere 'fill'. The noun sense 'word used merely to fill out a sentence' (early 17th century) was applied specifically to a swear word in the early 19th century.

This word is from late Latin expletivus, from explere ‘fill out’, from ex- ‘out’ and plere ‘to fill’. The general sense ‘word used merely to fill out a sentence’ (early 17th century) was applied specifically to an oath or swear word in the early 19th century. The phrase expletive deleted gained a high profile in the 1970s in the submission of recorded conversations involving President Nixon to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives (30 April 1974).

Definition of expletive in US English:

expletive

nounˈeksplədivˈɛksplədɪv

1An oath or swear word.
诅咒语
Example sentencesExamples
- After all is there anything more pathetic than listening to someone peppering his or her conversation with expletives in the belief that they are impressing someone, anyone.
- He asked where the bus was going, lacing his inquiry liberally with four-letter expletives.
- Stunned, the CEO let loose a stream of expletives and walked out.
- Please excuse the expletives, I'm sure you are all aware of how ‘expressive’ men can get when they are watching sporting events and having a few drinks.
- One man in the audience shouted: ‘You're talking about a man's life, Billy’ but the comic reportedly responded with a four-letter expletive.
- Such outbursts would not impress the public; expletives and desecrations of electoral oaths would thus remain behind closed doors.
- While you shout expletives and curse my name, allow me to assure I do remember your suggestion that we promise not to use each others positions to our advantage.
- She looked exactly like a tiny doll lying there… until a stream of expletives issued from her mouth.
- Darren heard the man scream out a stream of expletives towards him.
- Instead of a lesson in experimental theatre, they were bombarded with graphic scenes of violence and a non-stop stream of expletives.
- I still haven't calmed down enough after 48 hours to write a rational critique of the ‘show’ without exposing you, dear reader, to even more expletives.
- The game remained heated, with the sent-off players voicing their unhappiness on the sidelines and adding to a stream of expletives.
- While a police captain barked orders through a bullhorn, an angry crowd of 3,000 people shouted back expletives.
- He let out a stream of expletives, loud and angry.
- In the evening, everyone shared one dressing-room, where the air was choking with cigarette smoke and expletives.
- She let out a long string of oaths and expletives, carefully picking herself up from the floor.
- So from waking up and starting the day off with foul expletives, my mood has changed to one of relative happiness.
- After spitting out a stream of expletives, the boxer reportedly made a threatening move towards the knot of reporters before members of his entourage grabbed him.
- He had had enough and a stream of expletives raced through his mind as he raced back towards the rest of his band.
- Connor swore, uttering expletives as they came to mind.
Synonyms
swear word, oath, curse, obscenity, profanity, epithet, imprecation, four-letter word, exclamation
1. 1.1Grammar A word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense.
  〔语法〕填充词（或短语），语助词，虚词
  Example sentencesExamples
  I think people don't use ‘it’ for exactly that reason Todd - it's so often an expletive or a dummy pronoun that it would get confusing.
  Finally, both the antecedent of PRO and PRO itself have to be an argument and cannot be an expletive.
  Synonyms
  filler, fill-in, stopgap, meaningless phrase, meaningless word, redundant phrase, redundant word, superfluous phrase, superfluous word, unnecessary phrase, unnecessary word

adjectiveˈeksplədivˈɛksplədɪv

Grammar

(of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.
〔语法〕填充词（或短语），语助词，虚词
Example sentencesExamples
- Icelandic takes the non-referential property of quasi-argumental null subjects as basic, therefore quasi-argumental null subjects in the language can be interpreted as basically expletive.
- ‘There’ is used as the subject of an existential sentence in standard English while it is used in most other situations in which a ‘dummy’ or expletive subject is necessary.
- A-positions are not necessarily assigned a theta role: The subject position may be occupied by an expletive element.

Origin

Late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin expletivus, from explere ‘fill out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plere ‘fill’. The noun sense ‘word used merely to fill out a sentence’ (early 17th century) was applied specifically to a swear word in the early 19th century.

词汇	expletive
释义	Definition of expletive in English: expletive noun ɪkˈspliːtɪvɛkˈspliːtɪvˈɛksplədɪv 1An oath or swear word. 诅咒语 he was greeted by a stream of expletives Example sentencesExamples Darren heard the man scream out a stream of expletives towards him. Such outbursts would not impress the public; expletives and desecrations of electoral oaths would thus remain behind closed doors. In the evening, everyone shared one dressing-room, where the air was choking with cigarette smoke and expletives. He asked where the bus was going, lacing his inquiry liberally with four-letter expletives. One man in the audience shouted: ‘You're talking about a man's life, Billy’ but the comic reportedly responded with a four-letter expletive. While a police captain barked orders through a bullhorn, an angry crowd of 3,000 people shouted back expletives. She looked exactly like a tiny doll lying there… until a stream of expletives issued from her mouth. I still haven't calmed down enough after 48 hours to write a rational critique of the ‘show’ without exposing you, dear reader, to even more expletives. After spitting out a stream of expletives, the boxer reportedly made a threatening move towards the knot of reporters before members of his entourage grabbed him. Instead of a lesson in experimental theatre, they were bombarded with graphic scenes of violence and a non-stop stream of expletives. He let out a stream of expletives, loud and angry. Connor swore, uttering expletives as they came to mind. After all is there anything more pathetic than listening to someone peppering his or her conversation with expletives in the belief that they are impressing someone, anyone. Stunned, the CEO let loose a stream of expletives and walked out. The game remained heated, with the sent-off players voicing their unhappiness on the sidelines and adding to a stream of expletives. While you shout expletives and curse my name, allow me to assure I do remember your suggestion that we promise not to use each others positions to our advantage. She let out a long string of oaths and expletives, carefully picking herself up from the floor. Please excuse the expletives, I'm sure you are all aware of how ‘expressive’ men can get when they are watching sporting events and having a few drinks. So from waking up and starting the day off with foul expletives, my mood has changed to one of relative happiness. He had had enough and a stream of expletives raced through his mind as he raced back towards the rest of his band. Synonyms swear word, oath, curse, obscenity, profanity, epithet, imprecation, four-letter word, exclamation (expletives) bad language, foul language, strong language, swearing informal dirty word North American informal cuss word, cuss 2Grammar A word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense. 〔语法〕填充词（或短语），语助词，虚词 Example sentencesExamples Finally, both the antecedent of PRO and PRO itself have to be an argument and cannot be an expletive. I think people don't use ‘it’ for exactly that reason Todd - it's so often an expletive or a dummy pronoun that it would get confusing. Synonyms filler, fill-in, stopgap, meaningless word/phrase, redundant word/phrase, superfluous word/phrase, unnecessary word/phrase adjective ɪkˈspliːtɪvɛkˈspliːtɪvˈɛksplədɪv Grammar (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse. 〔语法〕填充词（或短语），语助词，虚词 Example sentencesExamples ‘There’ is used as the subject of an existential sentence in standard English while it is used in most other situations in which a ‘dummy’ or expletive subject is necessary. A-positions are not necessarily assigned a theta role: The subject position may be occupied by an expletive element. Icelandic takes the non-referential property of quasi-argumental null subjects as basic, therefore quasi-argumental null subjects in the language can be interpreted as basically expletive. Origin Late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin expletivus, from explere 'fill out', from ex- 'out' + plere 'fill'. The noun sense 'word used merely to fill out a sentence' (early 17th century) was applied specifically to a swear word in the early 19th century. This word is from late Latin expletivus, from explere ‘fill out’, from ex- ‘out’ and plere ‘to fill’. The general sense ‘word used merely to fill out a sentence’ (early 17th century) was applied specifically to an oath or swear word in the early 19th century. The phrase expletive deleted gained a high profile in the 1970s in the submission of recorded conversations involving President Nixon to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives (30 April 1974). Definition of expletive in US English: expletive nounˈeksplədivˈɛksplədɪv 1An oath or swear word. 诅咒语 Example sentencesExamples After all is there anything more pathetic than listening to someone peppering his or her conversation with expletives in the belief that they are impressing someone, anyone. He asked where the bus was going, lacing his inquiry liberally with four-letter expletives. Stunned, the CEO let loose a stream of expletives and walked out. Please excuse the expletives, I'm sure you are all aware of how ‘expressive’ men can get when they are watching sporting events and having a few drinks. One man in the audience shouted: ‘You're talking about a man's life, Billy’ but the comic reportedly responded with a four-letter expletive. Such outbursts would not impress the public; expletives and desecrations of electoral oaths would thus remain behind closed doors. While you shout expletives and curse my name, allow me to assure I do remember your suggestion that we promise not to use each others positions to our advantage. She looked exactly like a tiny doll lying there… until a stream of expletives issued from her mouth. Darren heard the man scream out a stream of expletives towards him. Instead of a lesson in experimental theatre, they were bombarded with graphic scenes of violence and a non-stop stream of expletives. I still haven't calmed down enough after 48 hours to write a rational critique of the ‘show’ without exposing you, dear reader, to even more expletives. The game remained heated, with the sent-off players voicing their unhappiness on the sidelines and adding to a stream of expletives. While a police captain barked orders through a bullhorn, an angry crowd of 3,000 people shouted back expletives. He let out a stream of expletives, loud and angry. In the evening, everyone shared one dressing-room, where the air was choking with cigarette smoke and expletives. She let out a long string of oaths and expletives, carefully picking herself up from the floor. So from waking up and starting the day off with foul expletives, my mood has changed to one of relative happiness. After spitting out a stream of expletives, the boxer reportedly made a threatening move towards the knot of reporters before members of his entourage grabbed him. He had had enough and a stream of expletives raced through his mind as he raced back towards the rest of his band. Connor swore, uttering expletives as they came to mind. Synonyms swear word, oath, curse, obscenity, profanity, epithet, imprecation, four-letter word, exclamation 1.1Grammar A word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense. 〔语法〕填充词（或短语），语助词，虚词 Example sentencesExamples I think people don't use ‘it’ for exactly that reason Todd - it's so often an expletive or a dummy pronoun that it would get confusing. Finally, both the antecedent of PRO and PRO itself have to be an argument and cannot be an expletive. Synonyms filler, fill-in, stopgap, meaningless phrase, meaningless word, redundant phrase, redundant word, superfluous phrase, superfluous word, unnecessary phrase, unnecessary word adjectiveˈeksplədivˈɛksplədɪv Grammar (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse. 〔语法〕填充词（或短语），语助词，虚词 Example sentencesExamples Icelandic takes the non-referential property of quasi-argumental null subjects as basic, therefore quasi-argumental null subjects in the language can be interpreted as basically expletive. ‘There’ is used as the subject of an existential sentence in standard English while it is used in most other situations in which a ‘dummy’ or expletive subject is necessary. A-positions are not necessarily assigned a theta role: The subject position may be occupied by an expletive element. Origin Late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin expletivus, from explere ‘fill out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plere ‘fill’. The noun sense ‘word used merely to fill out a sentence’ (early 17th century) was applied specifically to a swear word in the early 19th century.
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