expansive

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Comprehensive in scope or extent.
    — expansive research work
  2. Talkative and sociable.
  3. Able to be expanded.
    — The Elastick or expansive faculty of the Air, whereby it dilates itself, when compressed (indeed this lower Region of it by reason of the weight of the superincumbent is al∣ways in a compressed State) hath been made use of in the common Weather-glasses, in Wind guns, and in several ingenious Water∣works, and doubtless hath a great Interest in many natural Effects and Operations.
  4. Exhibiting expansivity.

词形变化

more expansive comparative most expansive superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
expansively expansiveness expansivist gender-expansive hyperexpansive nonexpansive overexpansive unexpansive
相关词
antiexpansionist expansionary expansionistic

词源

From Latin expāns-, past-participle stem of expandere (“to spread out”; see expand) + -ive.
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