repressive

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive
    — Human law is indeed repressive, but repressive on moral principles comprehensively applied to the whole community, and commanding the approval of the moral sense of the governed

词形变化

more repressive comparative most repressive superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English press
English repress
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English repressive
From repress + -ive.
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