c. 1400, "tending to press out," from French expressif, from expres "clear, plain," from stem of Latin exprimere "to press out," also "to represent, describe" (see express (v.)). Meaning "full of expression" is from 1680s. Related: Expressively; expressiveness.
雙語例句
1. Robyn had the more mobile, more expressive face.
羅賓有一張更加善變、表情更加豐富的臉。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She has wonderfully expressive eyes.
她有一雙極富表情的眼睛。
來自《權威詞典》
3. Perhaps all his poems were really love poems, expressive of love for someone.
也許他所有的詩歌其實都是愛情詩，表現了對某個人的愛。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Its history is expressive of the character and development of the people who possess it.
它的歷史體現了其擁有者的性格特征和發展過程。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Sun's novels made outstanding achievements in expressive art and individual aesthetic style.