单词 | vocative |
释义 | vocative —vocatively, adv. /vok"euh tiv/, adj. 1. Gram. (in certain inflected languages, as Latin) noting or pertaining to a case used to indicate that a noun refers to a person or thing being addressed. 2. of, pertaining to, or used in calling, specifying, or addressing. n. Gram. 3. the vocative case. 4. a word in the vocative, as Latin Paule "O Paul." [1400-50; late ME < L vocativus (casus) calling (case), equiv. to vocat(us) (see VOCATION) + -ivus -IVE] |
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