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suggestive (adj.)
[suggestive 词源字典]
1630s, "conveying a hint," from
suggest
+
-ive
. From 1888 specifically as a faintly euphemistic reference to proposals of indecent behavior. Related:
Suggestively
;
suggestiveness
.
[suggestive etymology, suggestive origin, 英语词源]