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单词 optative
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
op•ta•tive  (op′tə tiv),USA pronunciation [Gram.]
adj. 
  1. Grammardesignating or pertaining to a verb mood, as in Greek, that has among its functions the expression of a wish, as Greek íoimen "may we go, we wish we might go.''

n. 
  1. Grammarthe optative mood.
  2. Grammara verb in the optative mood.
  • Late Latin optātīvus, equivalent. to Latin optāt(us) (past participle of optāre; see opt, -ate1) + -īvus -ive
  • 1520–30
op′ta•tive•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
optative /ˈɒptətɪv/ adj
  1. indicating or expressing choice, preference, or wish
  2. denoting a mood of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, etc, expressing a wish
 n
  1. the optative mood
  2. a verb in this mood
Etymology: 16th Century: via French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, from Latin optāre to desire
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