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单词 admirative
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admirativen.adj.

Brit. /ˈadm(ə)rətɪv/, /ədˈmʌɪərətɪv/, U.S. /ˈædm(ə)rədɪv/, /ˈædməˌreɪdɪv/
Forms: Middle English admyratyve, 1500s–1600s admiratiue, 1600s– admirative.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French admiratif; Latin admirativus.
Etymology: < Middle French admiratif (adjective) expressing astonishment (c1370; French admiratif ) or its etymon post-classical Latin admirativus expressing astonishment (a636 in Isidore), full of astonishment (13th cent.; 14th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin admīrāt- , past participial stem of admīrārī admire v. + -īvus -ive suffix.In the specific use in sense B. 2 (designating a verbal mood, construction, or form) after French admiratif ( A. Dozon Manuel de la langue chkipe ou albanaise (1879) 226); compare Albanian mënyra habitore admirative mood, literally ‘mood of surprise’. N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (æ·dmirei:tiv) /ˈædmɪˌreɪtɪv/.
A. n.
1. Apparently: astonishment, wonder. Cf. admiration n. 1. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [noun]
wonderc700
wonderingOE
ferlya1300
marvelc1330
stupora1398
admirationc1425
admirativec1487
amazement1576
mazement1580
stupefaction1592
amazedness1593
astonishment1594
stonishment1594
amaze1598
surprisal1652
staggerment1933
c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 372 The venemows water serpente of Lernna, of whos monstruews fashen to make discripcioun it wolde engendir in yow that it shulde here or rede a wonderffulle admyratyve.
2. Grammar. A word, sentence, etc., expressing surprise. Now chiefly: spec. (esp. in various languages of the Balkans) the admirative mood; an admirative verbal construction or form (see sense B. 2).
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1623 J. Wodroephe Spared Houres Souldier 35/1 These (toy, (moy, and (me serue for answers, questions, and admiratiues, without expressing the verbe.
1704 W. Sheridan Several Disc. iv. 151 In which words we have these Particulars, First, The Preamble, Fear not; Secondly, The Admirative, Behold!
1895 R. S. Kennedy tr. A. Socin Arabic Gram. (ed. 2) 46 (heading) 51. Verbs of praise and blame. 52. Admiratives. 53. The suffixes.
1924 G. Weigand in Slavonic Rev. 2 567 (title of article) The admirative in Bulgarian.
1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 24 Next we had our admiratives and our pejoratives.
1974 S. E. Mann Albanian Hist. Gram. 137 The Admirative. This mood is peculiar to Albanian and Rumanian.
1992 Int. Encycl. Ling. I. 154/2 The use of verbal forms to distinguish actions on the basis of real or presumed source of information—..including nuances of surprise (admirative) and doubt (dubitative)—is found in Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Turkish.
2010 V. A. Friedman in B. Demiraj Wir sind die Deinen 277 The Balkan Slavic and Turkish admiratives are actually non-confirmative uses of the unmarked past or perfect whose non-confirmativity is derived from the contrast with a marked confirmative past.
B. adj.
1. Characterized by or full of admiration; admiring.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [adjective]
awonder1154
wonderfulc1380
astoniedc1400
marvelling?a1425
amazed1548
admirative1582
thunderstrickena1586
wondering1592
stonished1595
thunderstruck1613
dump1616
rapt1621
admired1684
astonished1716
breathless1768
unbreathing1789
agazed1803
astounded1810
obfuscated1822
struck with thunder1823
surprised1882
zapped1962
mind-blown1967
gob-struck1985
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > admiration > [adjective]
wonderfulc1380
admirative1582
admiring1592
wondering1592
admirant1853
1582 W. Allen Glorious Martyrdom XII. Priests sig. Cvv A Minister with an admiratiue replie, said to the people, that in these wordes he shewed him selfe a great traitor.
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) iii. 160 The common people, ignorant, credulous, and admirative.
a1688 J. Renwick Church's Choice (1705) 9 The Psalmist had vehement affection towards Gods Law, as that his admirative exclamation imports.
1832 E. Allen Silent Harp 68 Admirers crowded round to view [a poppy]; Inhaled its opiate powers, and stood Entranced in admirative mood.
1861 C. M. Ingleby Compl. View 148 Admirative comments in the Edinburgh and Saturday Reviews.
1921 L. A. Harker Bridge Across x. 83 The Shaws thought so much of Austin and all bowed down before him with such admirative humility.
1999 M. Bal in B. Hirsch Familial Gaze 224 Remembrance [of Things Past] has been overwritten by admirative accounts that aim at ‘rendering’, that is, paraphrasing, the philosophy of the text.
2. Grammar. Designating a word, sentence, etc., expressing surprise. Now chiefly: spec. (esp. in various languages of the Balkans) designating a verbal mood, construction, or form expressing surprise, unexpectedness, disbelief, or the fact that the information is based on a report.
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1750 L. Chambaud Exercises to Rules of Constr. French Speech Pref. p. vii First, read the English sentence carefully over, and consider whether it is Interrogative, Admirative, or a common sentence.
1841 D. Stewart Pract. Arabic Gram. 128 Verbs of admiration..are rather a kind of admirative formula than a particular species of verb.
1896 Imperial & Asiatic Q. Rev. Oct. 366 The explanation of the other admirative form..is similarly defective.
1932 S. E. Mann Short Albanian Gram. 36 No exact equivalent of the admirative mood exists in English. It expresses mild surprise, though sometimes it is used merely for emphasis.
1982 L. Newmark et al. Standard Albanian ii. 76 The basic use of a verb in the present tense of the admirative mood is to express the surprise of the speaker toward an action that continues to be realized at the moment of speaking.
2001 I. Fónagy Langs. within Lang. v. 147 László Varga..postulates an admirative mode for Hungarian, in the case of non-interrogative sentences introduced by micsoda ‘what’.

Compounds

admirative point n. [after French admiratif (noun) exclamation mark (1611 in Cotgrave; compare quot. 1611)] Obsolete rare = point of admiration at admiration n. Phrases 2.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Admiratif Th' admirative point, or point of admiration (and of detestation) marked, or made thus !
?1775 W. Waring tr. J.-J. Rousseau Dict. Music 420 The mixt cadence..produces nearly the effect of the interrogative and admirative point.
1848 J. Craig New Universal Dict. at Admirative The point..marked thus (!), is sometimes termed the admirative point.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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