单词 | substantive |
释义 | substantive adj. & n. --adj also 1 having separate and independent existence.   2. Law relating to rights and duties.   3. (of an enactment, motion, resolution, etc.) made in due form as such; not amended.   4. Gram. expressing existence.   5. (of a dye) not needing a mordant.   6. Mil. (of a rank etc.) permanent, not acting or temporary.   7. archaic denoting a substance. --n Gram. = NOUN. Phrases and idioms the substantive verb the verb 'to be'. Derivatives substantival adj. substantively adv. esp. Gram. Etymology: ME f. OF substantif -ive, or LL substantivus (as SUBSTANCE) |
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