| 单词 | deictic |
| 释义 | deictic[ dahyk-tik ] / ˈdaɪk tɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deictic ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveLogic. proving directly. Grammar. specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of one or more of the participants in an act of speech or writing, in the context of either an external situation or the surrounding discourse, as we, you, here, there, now, then, this, that, the former, or the latter. nounGrammar. a deictic element. Origin of deictic1820–30; <Greek deiktikós demonstrative, equivalent to deikt(ós) able to be proved, verbal adjective of deiknýnai to show, prove, point + -ikos-ic OTHER WORDS FROM deicticdeic·ti·cal·ly, adverbDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for deicticdeictic / (ˈdaɪktɪk) / adjectivelogic proving by direct argumentCompare elenctic nounanother word for indexical (def. 2) Derived forms of deicticdeictically, adverbWord Origin for deicticC17: from Greek deiktikos concerning proof, from deiknunai to show Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。