| 释义 |
constative, a. and n. Gram. and Philos.|ˈkɒnstətɪv, kənˈsteɪtɪv|
[tr. G. konstatierend (K. Brugmann Griech. Gram. (1900) §537), f. L. type *constātīv-us, f. constāt- ppl. stem of constāre: see constate and -ive.]
A. adj.
a. Of a use of the aorist tense: indicating that the action denoted has taken place, rather than emphasizing its initiation or completion.
b. Capable of being true or false.
B. n. A statement that is capable of being true or false.
1901P. Giles Man. Compar. Philol. (ed. 2) xxxi. 478 The ‘constative’ use of the Greek aorist, which refers to past actions simply as having occurred. 1906J. H. Moulton Gram. N.T. Gr. I. 109 The aorist..looks at a whole action simply as having occurred,..constative. 1955J. L. Austin How to do Things with Words (1962) i. 6 To issue a constative utterance..is to make a statement. Ibid. vi. 67 Criteria..would not distinguish performatives from constatives. |