| 释义 |
lative, a. Gram.|ˈleɪtɪv|
[f. L. lāt- ppl. stem of ferre to bring + -ive.]
Denoting the case used in some languages, e.g. of the Finno-Ugrian group, to express motion up to or as far as. Also absol. Cf. allative a., elative a.
1939L. H. Gray Found. Lang. vii. 194 The termination finds further analogues in..the Uralic lative and illative, the former indicating motion up to, and the latter motion to the interior of. Ibid. 195 The dative occasionally has, in Indo-Iranian, Latin, Teutonic, and Slavic, a lative force denoting the place toward which, in contrast to the illative force of the accusative. 1960B. Collinder Compar. Gram. Uralic Lang. 239 The lative ending denoted that something is moving to the locality (or thing) expressed by the word stem. 1964Language XL. 98 The same general discussion concerning the temporal function of the assumed Finno-Ugric lative case is presented twice. |