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expletives

/ˈɛksplətɪvz/ /ˈɛkspləˌtɪvz/

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noun

脏话，咒骂语。

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. "

他把沉重的箱子砸在脚上，嘴里忍不住骂出了一连串的脏话。

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noun

虚词，语气词

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. "

老师提醒学生们，为了让写作更简洁，要避免在句首使用不必要的“虚词”或“语气词”，比如“there”和“it”。

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noun

语气词, 感叹词

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. "

"哇，这成绩单太糟糕了！" 老师用了 “可怕” 和 “无法接受” 这样的语气词，来强调这个学生的表现有多差。

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