imperative

[im'perətiv]

adj.紧要的, 必要的, 祈使的
n.紧要的事, 命令, 义务, 驱使

a.

1. 必要的; 紧急的; 极重要的

It is imperative to act now.

现在必须行动起来。

2. 命令式的; 必须服从的; 专横的

He made an imperative gesture.

他做了个命令式的手势。

3. 【语】祈使法的

the imperative mood

祈使语气

n.

1. 必须履行的责任; 必要的事; 需要[C]

Job creation has become an imperative for the government.

创造就业机会成了政府必须做的事。

2. 命令; 规则[C]

follow the imperatives of history

遵从历史规律

3. 【语】祈使语气[U]; 祈使语气动词[C]

词形变化

副词: imperatively | 名词: imperativeness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.必要的; 紧急的

urgent  necessary  compulsory  compelling  pressing  crucial  critical  mandatory  

同义参见:

insistent  regulation  necessity  imperious  official  requirement  

英英释义

名词 imperative:

a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

同义词：imperative mood, jussive mood, imperative form

some duty that is essential and urgent

形容词 imperative:

requiring attention or action

relating to verbs in the imperative mood

补充

imperativeimperative英:[imˈperətiv] 美:[ɪmˈpɛrətɪv]adj.1.必要的, 紧急的, 极重要的In business, a prompt reply is imperative.在商业上迅速的回复是必要的。2.命令的He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。3.祈使的The imperative mood is a kind of grammatical phenomenon.祈使语气是一种语法现象。n.1.必要的事, 必须完成的事Job creation has become an imperative for the government.创造就业机会是政府必须做的事。2.祈使语气

例句

1. It is imperative to stick to your budget.严格按照预算行事是非常重要的。 2. It is imperative for us to act quickly.我们必须迅速行动。 3. The killings made it all the more imperative that the cycle of violence be ended.杀戮事件更凸显了制止这种暴力循环的极端重要性。 4. The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去几天发生的事件促使她必须采取行动。 5. the imperatives of an enterprise culture企业文化的重中之重 6. a moral imperative to reduce animal experiments减少动物实验这一道德上的大事 7. The most important political imperative is to limit the number of U.S. casualties.政治上的头等大事是控制美方的伤亡人数。 8. Directions are usually clearer and more concise in the imperative.指令使用祈使语气通常会更清晰、更简洁。 9. immediate action was imperative.立即行动至关重要。 10. [with clause]it is imperative that standards are maintained.维持标准是至关重要的。 11. the bell pealed again, a final imperative call.铃又响了，这是最后的命令。 12. free movement of labour was an economic imperative.劳动力的自由流动是经济的基本。 13. the change came about through a financial imperative.这改变是由于财政必要性而发生的。 14. the moral imperative of aiding Third World development.帮助第三世界发展的道德义务。 15. It's imperative that you see a doctor immediately.你一定要马上去看医生。 16. an imperative duty紧要的责任 17. It is imperative that the public be informed about these dangers. = It is imperative to inform the public about these dangers.务必要让公众知晓这些危险。 18. “Eat your spinach!” is an imperative sentence.“吃你的菠菜！”是一个祈使句。 19. “Help” in the sentence “Help me!” is an imperative verb.在句子Help me!中，help是一个祈使动词。 20. a verb in the imperative mood祈使语气动词 21. People resented his imperative tone of voice.人们对他的命令式口吻感到厌恶。 22. She considers it a moral imperative to help people in need.她认为扶弱济困是一种道义上的责任。 23. legal imperatives 法定义务 24. “Eat your spinach!” is in the imperative.“吃你的菠菜！”是祈使语气。 25. “Go” and “buy” are imperatives in the sentence “Please go to the store and buy some milk.”在句子Please go to the store and buy some milk中，go和buy都是祈使动词。