promissiveadj.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈmɪsɪv/, U.S.

/prəˈmɪsɪv/,

/proʊˈmɪsɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin promissivus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin promissivus conveying, implying, or having the character of a promise (from 3rd cent. in grammarians, applied to the future tense; 5th cent. in Augustine in theological context) < classical Latin prōmiss- , past participial stem of prōmittere promit v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Italian promissivo (1551).

Chiefly Grammar.

Conveying, implying, or having the character of a promise; esp. (Grammar) designating a verbal mood which expresses a promise.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > full of or consisting in promises

promissoryc1475

votive1597

promiseful1605

promissive1641

1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. B3 She amazed them by a kind of promissive disputation.

1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 186 All Declarations..concerning Future Actions and Omissions, are either Promissive, as ‘I will do, or not do’; or Provisive, As for example, ‘If this be done or not done, this will follow’; or Imperative, as ‘Do this, or do it not’.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 356 God's Wil reveled in his Word is either promissive or preceptive.

1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Matt. xi. 12 Which Words are both Restrictive and Promissive.

1798 L. Murray Eng. Gram. (ed. 4) ii. vi. 57 Instead..of making a separate mood for every auxiliary verb, and introducing moods Interrogative, Optative, Promissive, Hortative, Precative, &c. we have exhibited such only as are obviously distinct.

1850 Proc. Philol. Soc. 4 186 Shall (2, 3) and will (1) [are called] promissive.

1869 N.Y. Herald 31 May 6/3 Some very interesting proceedings in the British House of Commons on a promissive prohibitory liquor bill.

1911 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 42 16 Of these various uses of shall..the fourth has developed a minatory or promissive function.

1954 M. A. Pei & F. Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 176 Promissive future; promissive tense: terms occasionally used to denote the future tense used to express a promise, assurance, etc.

1997 P. H. Matthews Conc. Oxf. Dict. Linguistics 299 Promissive, indicating or constituting a promise: thus will can be promissive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promissive
释义	promissiveadj. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈmɪsɪv/, U.S. /prəˈmɪsɪv/, /proʊˈmɪsɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin promissivus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin promissivus conveying, implying, or having the character of a promise (from 3rd cent. in grammarians, applied to the future tense; 5th cent. in Augustine in theological context) < classical Latin prōmiss- , past participial stem of prōmittere promit v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Italian promissivo (1551). Chiefly Grammar. Conveying, implying, or having the character of a promise; esp. (Grammar) designating a verbal mood which expresses a promise. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > full of or consisting in promises promissoryc1475 votive1597 promiseful1605 promissive1641 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. B3 She amazed them by a kind of promissive disputation. 1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 186 All Declarations..concerning Future Actions and Omissions, are either Promissive, as ‘I will do, or not do’; or Provisive, As for example, ‘If this be done or not done, this will follow’; or Imperative, as ‘Do this, or do it not’. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 356 God's Wil reveled in his Word is either promissive or preceptive. 1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Matt. xi. 12 Which Words are both Restrictive and Promissive. 1798 L. Murray Eng. Gram. (ed. 4) ii. vi. 57 Instead..of making a separate mood for every auxiliary verb, and introducing moods Interrogative, Optative, Promissive, Hortative, Precative, &c. we have exhibited such only as are obviously distinct. 1850 Proc. Philol. Soc. 4 186 Shall (2, 3) and will (1) [are called] promissive. 1869 N.Y. Herald 31 May 6/3 Some very interesting proceedings in the British House of Commons on a promissive prohibitory liquor bill. 1911 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 42 16 Of these various uses of shall..the fourth has developed a minatory or promissive function. 1954 M. A. Pei & F. Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 176 Promissive future; promissive tense: terms occasionally used to denote the future tense used to express a promise, assurance, etc. 1997 P. H. Matthews Conc. Oxf. Dict. Linguistics 299 Promissive, indicating or constituting a promise: thus will can be promissive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1641
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