单词 | verbal |
释义 | ver·bal ![]() adj. 1. Of, relating to, or associated with words: a detailed verbal description. 2. a. Concerned with words only rather than with content or ideas: a merely verbal distinction. b. Consisting of words alone without action: a verbal confrontation. 3. Expressed in spoken rather than written words; oral: a verbal contract. 4. Corresponding word for word; literal: a verbal translation. 5. Grammar a. Relating to, having the nature or function of, or derived from a verb. b. Used to form verbs: a verbal suffix. 6. Of or relating to proficiency in the use and understanding of words: a verbal aptitude test. n. Grammar A verbal noun or adjective. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin verbālis, from Latin verbum, word; see VERB.] verbal·ly adv. |
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