| 释义 |
reportative, a.|rɪˈpɔətətɪv|
[f. report v. + -ative.]
That presents or introduces reported speech.
1973New Society 6 Sept. 580/2 Containing in fact only one four letter word used in a reportative context. 1975Language LI. 804 Normally, a sentence containing the quotative clitic translates with ‘one says’, ‘they say’, or ‘it is said’, i.e. a reportative verb having an unspecified subject. |