indicative
indicative 英 [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv] 美 [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]
adj. 指示的；表示…的 n. 陈述语气
名词复数:indicatives
- Use the word indicative when you want to show that something is suggestive or serves as a sign of something. Your willingness to help out with the charity is indicative of your generous nature.
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- adj. 指示的；表示…的
- n. 陈述语气
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1. Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest.
他们未采取行动，这表示他们没有兴趣。
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2. The result was indicative of a strong retail market.
结果表明零售业市场繁荣。
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3. Use the indicative mood to make a sentence.
请用陈述语气造句.
- indicative (adj.) mid-15c., "that points out, states, or declares" (grammatical), from Old French indicatif (14c.), from Late Latin indicativus "serving to point out," from indicat-, past participle stem of Latin indicare "to point out, show" (see indication). The "mood in the conjugation of a Latin verb whose essential function is to state a fact (as opposed to a wish, supposition or command)" [Middle English Dictionary]. Related: Indicatively.
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