approbative

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈæp.ɹəˌbeɪ.tɪv/|/əˈpɹəʊ.beɪ.tɪv/    美 /ˈæp.ɹəˌbeɪ.tɪv/|/əˈpɹoʊˈbeɪ.tɪv/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
形容词 adj.
  1. Expressing approval.
    — approbative criticism
  2. Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
    — And if the words have any graine of truth in them, they must be undestood [sic] not of an Authorative, but onely of a Consultive Power to advise him, or at the most approbative, to give their assent to Laws propounded, he having limited himselfe to make no Laws without them.
  3. Seeking approval; placing great value on others' opinions of oneself.

词形变化

more approbative comparative most approbative superlative approbatives plural

词汇关系

衍生词
approbatively approbativeness
相关词
approbate approbation approbatory

词源

词源 1
From Medieval Latin approbātīvus, from Latin approbō (“assert, accept, confirm”).
词源 2
From Medieval Latin approbātīvus, from Latin approbō (“assert, accept, confirm”).
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