expressive的词源

英文词源

expressive (adj.)

c. 1400, "tending to press out," from French expressif, from expres "clear, plain," from stem of Latin exprimere "to press out," also "to represent, describe" (see express (v.)). Meaning "full of expression" is from 1680s. Related: Expressively; expressiveness.

中文词源

expressive：表示的，表现的，富于表情的  

词根词缀： ex-出 + -press-压 + -ive形容词词尾

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