privative
英 ['prɪvətɪv]
美 ['prɪvətɪv]
- adj. 剥夺的；缺少特定性质的
- n. 否定的前缀；否定的字或词
privative 剥夺的，表否定的来自privation,剥夺，-ive,形容词后缀。用于语法格表否定。
- privative (adj.)
- 1580s, "expressing negation" (as do the prefixes un-, a- (2), etc.), from Latin privativus "denoting privation, negative," from privatus, past participle of privare (see private).
