释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024il•la•tive (il′ə tiv, i lā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or expressing illation;
inferential:an illative word such as "therefore.'' - Grammarnoting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place into or toward which.
n. - Grammarthe illative case.
- Late Latin illātīvus, equivalent. to illāt- (see illation) + -īvus -ive
- 1585–95
il′la•tive•ly, adv. |