indicative 详细解释

indicative

[in'dikətiv]

adj. 指示的, 暗示的, 【语】陈述的
n. 陈述语气

a.

1. 指示的; 表示的; 象征的; 暗示的[F][(+of)][+that]

Fever may be indicative of an infection.

发烧可能表明受了感染。

a look indicative of joy

显示高兴的脸色

2. 【语】陈述的

the indicative mood

陈述语气

n.

陈述语气; 陈述语气的动词形式[U][C]

词形变化

副词: indicatively |

词义辨析

同义参见:

connotation  significant  signal  expressive  representative  characteristic  demonstrative  

英英释义

名词 indicative:

a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

同义词:indicative mood, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact mood

形容词 indicative:

relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple declarative statements

同义词:declarative

(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

同义词:indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive

补充

indicativeindicative英:[inˈdikətiv] 美:[ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]adj.1.标示的, 指示的, 象征的His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。2.〈语〉陈述的, 直陈的Use the indicative mood to make a sentence.请用陈述语气造句。

例句

1. It's indicative of the change in Rachel that this year she is having a big birthday party.今年蕾切尔要举办一个大型生日聚会, 从这一点可以看出来她和以前不一样了。 2. The result was indicative of a strong retail market.结果显示零售市场很强劲。 3. having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem.反复做相同的梦并不一定表示有心理问题。 4. Is the unusual weather indicative of climatic changes?这种异常的天气是否表明气候已经发生根本的变化? 5. His bitter remarks are indicative of the resentment he still feels over losing his job. [=his bitter remarks show that he still feels resentment over losing his job]他的刻薄言语表明他对于失去工作依然耿耿于怀。 6. Thin tree rings are indicative of slow growth. [=thin tree rings indicate that a tree has grown slowly]树木的年轮细小表示其生长缓慢。 7. "In “I walked to school,” the verb walked is in the indicative mood."在I walked to school中,动词walked用了陈述语气。 8. an indicative verb form陈述语气动词形式 9. a verb in the indicative陈述语气动词