emphatic
UK/im'fætik/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Expressed with force and clarity; showing that you feel strongly about something
强调的，语气坚决的，断然的
adj.
Done or won in a clear and decisive way
明显的，决定性的（如胜利）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedem-to put into, to cause
+
-icrelating to, having the nature of
=emphatic
The adjective from the same Greek stem as emphasis (the t-form phat- appears in Greek emphatikos). Something emphatic makes its point stand out unmistakably — forceful, leaving no doubt.
Root phas still carries 13 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
She gave an emphatic 'no' and walked out.
- 2.
The team secured an emphatic victory, winning 5-0.
- 3.
He was emphatic that he had never seen the document.