| 单词 | desiderative |
| 释义 | desiderative /di sid"euhr euh tiv, -euh ray'tiv/, adj. 1. having or expressing desire. 2. Gram. (of a verb derived from another verb) expressing desire to perform the action denoted by the underlying verb, as Sanskrit pi-patis-ati "he wishes to fly" from pát-ati, "he flies." n. 3. Gram. a desiderative verb. [1545-55; < LL desiderativus. See DESIDERATE, -IVE] |
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