| 单词 | subjunctive |
| 释义 | Word Frequency subjunctive(səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv) adjective 1. grammar denoting a mood of verbs used when the content of the clause is being doubted, supposed, feared true, etc, rather than being asserted. The rules for its use and the range of meanings it may possess vary considerably from language to language. In the following sentence, were is in the subjunctive I'd think very seriously about that if I were you Compare indicative noun Abbreviation: subj2. grammar a. the subjunctive mood b. a verb in this mood Derived forms subjunctively (subˈjunctively) adverb Word origin C16: via Late Latin subjunctīvus, from Latin subjungere to subjoin |
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