单词 | continuative |
释义 | continuativeadj.n. A. adj. 1. Tending or serving to continue or impart continuity: †of material substance (obsolete); of existence, action, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adjective] > in proper sequence well-connected?1663 connected1816 continuative1865 catenateda1876 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > [adjective] > tending to impart continuity continuative1873 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician ix. 330 The Cure of the Fissure of the Lips consists in..restoring the continuative moisture. 1865 W. Kay Crisis Hupfeldiana 52 Now, this is a continuative way of speaking. 1873 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (ed. 2) x. 551 Logic..is not originative and creative; it is only regulative and continuative. 2. Expressing continuance: see B. b. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > aspect > [adjective] > progressive progressive1871 continuous1887 durative1889 continuative1924 1924 O. Jespersen Philos. Gram. viii. 113 A so-called continuative relative clause is, of course, non-restrictive. 1927 O. Jespersen Mod. Eng. Gram. III. 82 A subdivision..is formed by continuative clauses, in which who and which might be replaced by and he. 1957 R. W. Zandvoort Handbk. Eng. Gram. (new ed.) i. iv. 59 To denote an action or a state beginning at some time in the past and continuing up to the moment of speaking, English requires the perfect tense (known in this function as the continuative perfect). ‘We've known each other for years.’ B. n. (the adjective used absol.) Anything that serves to continue or produce continuity: spec. a. A conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause or sentence; a subordinative conjunction. Also a form of the verb expressing continuance of action in some languages. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > conjunction > [noun] > subordinating continuative1530 subordinating conjunction1849 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [noun] > verbs with specific aspects frequentative1530 inchoative1530 inceptive1612 reiterative1805 iterative1853 continuative1870 stative1874 finite1924 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 148 Some [conjunctions] be continuatives. 1751 J. Harris Hermes ii. ii. 242 The Continuatives are, If, Because, Therefore, That, &c... The Copulative does no more than barely couple Sentences... Continuatives..by a more intimate connection, consolidate Sentences into one continuous Whole. 1751 J. Harris Hermes ii. ii. 247 All these Continuatives are resolvable into Copulatives. 1870 F. Hall Hindî Reader 146 A few intensives and continuatives are formed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [noun] > types of proposition corollaryc1374 porism?a1425 exclusive1533 exponible1569 exceptive1570 continuative1725 desitive1725 inceptive1725 inceptive proposition1725 limitative1864 pseudo-proposition1883 metaphysics1935 1725 I. Watts Logick ii. ii. 267 To these [sorts of compound Propositions] may be added continuatives; as, Rome remains to this day, which includes at least, two Propositions, (viz.) Rome was, and Rome is. Derivatives continuatively adv. conˈtinuativeness n. the quality of being continuative; persistency in attention or effort. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun] beleaving1340 continuationc1374 improbityc1380 perseveringc1380 perseverancec1384 continuancec1405 perseverationa1500 patience1517 constancea1533 importunity1533 persistence1546 persisting1576 going-on1578 persistency1600 constancy1623 stickle1652 rubbing shift1675 doggedness1824 stick-to-itiveness1859 persistiveness1864 holdfastness1869 continuativeness1881 stick-to-itness1881 1881 Daily Tel. 10 Nov. 2/3 The outward signs of firmness, ambition, and concentration or continuativeness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < |
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