单词 | inchoative |
释义 | inchoative/ɪnˈkəʊətɪv![]() adjective Grammar Denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord. Compare with ergative.A hundred and forty years later, the inchoative generalization of the verb has shown up in the New York Times....
noun An inchoative verb.Is he saying that our genes have been programmed by evolution to resist inchoatives that involve becoming lost?...
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