| 释义 |
translative /trans lay"tiv, tranz-, trans"lay-, tranz"-/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another. 2. of translation; serving to translate. 3. Gram. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate a change from one state into another. n. 4. the translative case. [1580-90; < L translativus, equiv. to translat(us) (see TRANSLATE) + -ivus -IVE] |