释义 |
inˈgressively, adv. [f. ingressive a. + -ly2.] In an ingressive manner.
1921H. Poutsma Characters of Eng. Verb i. 2 The actions expressed by verbs..may be..(1) indefinitely durative,..(2) ingressively durative, i.e. with the initial stage of the action more distinctly thought of than the rest. 1928― Gram. Late Mod. Eng. (ed. 2) i. 2 The combinations into which they [sc. copulas] enter are a) indefinitely durative, b) continuatively durative, or c) ingressively durative. 1969M. M. Firestone in Halpert & Story Christmas Mumming in Newfoundland 66 ‘Yes’ and sometimes ‘no’ are indeed normally uttered ingressively in this area. |