单词 | accusative |
释义 | Word Frequency accusative(əˈkjuːzətɪv) adjective 1. grammar denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in inflected languages that is used to identify the direct object of a finite verb, of certain prepositions, and for certain other purposes See also objective (sense 5)2. another word for accusatorial noun 3. grammar a. the accusative case b. a word or speech element in the accusative case Derived forms accusatival (əˌkjuːzəˈtaɪvəl) adjective accusatively (acˈcusatively) adverb Word origin C15: from Latin; in grammar, from the phrase cāsus accūsātīvus accusative case, a mistaken translation of Greek ptōsis aitiatikē the case indicating causation. See accuse |
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