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expletives

/ˈɛksplətɪvz/ /ˈɛkspləˌtɪvz/

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noun

욕설, 비속어

A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.

Examples :

"When he dropped the heavy box on his foot, a string of expletives escaped his mouth. "

그가 무거운 상자를 발에 떨어뜨렸을 때, 일련의 욕설이 그의 입에서 터져 나왔다.

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noun

군말, 채움말

A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

Examples :

"The teacher reminded the students to avoid using unnecessary expletives like "there" and "it" at the beginning of their sentences to make their writing more direct. "

선생님은 학생들에게 글을 더 직접적으로 만들기 위해 문장의 시작 부분에서 "거기"와 "그것"과 같은 불필요한 군말 사용을 피하도록 상기시켰습니다.

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noun

욕설, 비속어

A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.

Examples :

""Wow, that's a terrible report card!" The teacher used expletives like "horrible" and "unacceptable" to emphasize how bad the student's performance was. "

“와, 끔찍한 성적표다!” 선생님은 학생의 성적이 얼마나 나쁜지 강조하기 위해 “끔찍한”과 “용납할 수 없는”과 같은 비속어를 사용했다.

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