expansively
(ad.)可擴張的;開闊的
Ex·pan·sive a.
1. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. [wns=1]
A more expansive and generous compassion. --Eustace.
His forehead was broad and expansive. --Prescott.
2. causing expansion; as, the expansive force of heat.
-- Ex*pan*sive*ly, adv. -Ex*pan*sive*ness, n.
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expansively
adv 1: in an impressively expansive manner; "she managed to live
rather expansively on her modest income"
2: in an ebullient manner; "Khrushchev ebulliently promised to
supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American
aggression" [syn: ebulliently, exuberantly]