- explicative (adj.)
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[explicative 词源字典] - 1640s, "having the function of explaining," from Latin explicativus, from explicat-, past participle stem of explicare "unfold; explain" (see explicit). As a noun, from 1775.[explicative etymology, explicative origin, 英语词源]