| 释义 |
† desitive, a. and n. rare. Obs.|ˈdɛsɪtɪv|
[f. L. desit-, ppl. stem of dēsinĕre to cease + -ive.]
A. adj. Logic. Of a proposition: Having reference to the end or conclusion of a matter.
1725Watts Logic iii. ii. §4 Inceptive and desitive propositions; as, the fogs vanish as the sun rises; but the fogs have not yet begun to vanish; therefore the sun is not yet risen.
B. n. A desitive proposition.
1725Watts Logic ii. ii. §6 Inceptives and desitives, which relate to the beginning or ending of any thing; as the Latin tongue is not yet forgotten. |