英语词汇“optative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

op·ta·tive

(ŏptə-tĭv)

adj.

1. Expressing a wish or choice.

2. Grammar

a. Of, relating to, or being a mood of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, used to express a wish.

b. Designating a statement using a verb in the subjunctive mood to indicate a wish or desire, as in Had I the means, I would do it.

n.
Grammar

1. The optative mood.

2. A verb or an expression in the optative mood.

[Middle English optatif, from Old French, from Late Latin optātīvus, from Latin optātus, past participle of optāre, to wish.]

opta·tive·ly adv.

单词	optative
释义	op·ta·tive (ŏptə-tĭv) adj. 1. Expressing a wish or choice. 2. Grammar a. Of, relating to, or being a mood of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, used to express a wish. b. Designating a statement using a verb in the subjunctive mood to indicate a wish or desire, as in Had I the means, I would do it. n. Grammar 1. The optative mood. 2. A verb or an expression in the optative mood. [Middle English optatif, from Old French, from Late Latin optātīvus, from Latin optātus, past participle of optāre, to wish.] opta·tive·ly adv.
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