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单词 continuative
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continuativeadj.n.

/kənˈtɪnjuːətɪv/
Etymology: < Latin continuātīvus, < participial stem of continuāre to continue v.: see -ive suffix.
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.
b. A proposition expressing continuance. Obsolete.
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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adj.n.1530
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