褒义 (bāo yì) — commendatory sense, positive connotation (of a word or expression)
Definition
A linguistics term for the positive, approving meaning a word or phrase carries — the opposite of 贬义. Used when discussing word choice, style, or connotation in writing and analysis.
noun
commendatory sensepositive connotation (of a word or expression)
Examples
- 褒义？Zhè ge cí shì bāo yì hái shì biǎn yì?Does this word have a positive or negative connotation?
- “”褒义。"Yǒng gǎn" shì yí gè bāo yì cí."Brave" is a word with a positive connotation.
- 褒义。Xiě zuò shí yào zhù yì cí yǔ de bāo yì hé biǎn yì.When writing, pay attention to the positive and negative connotations of words.
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