| 单词 | active-passive |
| 释义 | > as lemmasactive-passive active-passive adj. Grammar of or designating a verb used intransitively with passive meaning; cf. activo-passive adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [adjective] > other specific types of verb commonc1450 personal?1482 perfect1530 valuative1566 suppletive1633 auxiliary1751 active-passive1859 mutative1866 preterito-presential1875 preterite-present1888 passival1892 preteritive present1894 applicative1903 injunctive1910 activo-passive1927 ornative1934 eventive1946 notional1957 non-factive1969 contrafactive1979 1859 S. Barrett Princ. Gram. (rev. ed.) 103 The old-time division of the verb into six classes, active transitive, active intransitive, neuter trans., neuter intrans., active passive and neuter passive is now disregarded. 1950 Eng. Stud. 31 156 It is generally said that in a sentence like His books don't sell the verb is active in form, but passive in meaning, what is ‘really’ meant being His books are not sold. In accordance with this theory verbs used in this way are sometimes called active-passive or passival. 2001 Language 77 625/1 They are a linguistically natural phenomenon serving some communication need as basic as that conveyed by better known grammatical forms such as causatives, applicatives, and active-passive constructions. < as lemmas |
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