1708, from Latinized form of Greek emphatikos, variant of emphantikos, from stem of emphainein (see emphasis). Emphatical is earlier (1550s in rhetorical sense, 1570s as "strongly expressive"). Related: Emphatically (1580s).
双语例句
1. The rebels are emphatic that this is not a surrender.
叛乱者坚称这并不是投降。
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2. He is especially emphatic about the value of a precise routine.
他特别强调严格按程序走的意义。
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3. His response was immediate and emphatic.
他的反应迅速而强烈。
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4. Yesterday's emphatic victory was their fifth in succession.
昨天的大胜是他们连续第5场胜利。
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5. I answered both questions with an emphatic "Yes".
