英语词汇“ergative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(ɜːʳgətɪv)

adjective

An ergative verb is a verb that can be both transitive and intransitive, where the subject of the intransitive verb isthe same as the object of the transitive verb. For example, 'open' is an ergative verb because you can say 'The door opened' or 'She opened the door'.

ergative in British English

(ˈɜːɡətɪv) linguistics

adjective

denoting a type of verb that takes the same noun as either direct object or as subject, with equivalent meaning. Thus, "fuse" is an ergative verb: "He fused the lights" and "The lights fused" have equivalent meaning

denoting a case of nouns in certain languages, for example, Inuktitut or Basque, marking a noun used interchangeably as either the direct object of a transitive verb or the subject of an intransitive verb

denoting a language that has ergative verbs or ergative nouns

noun

an ergative verb

an ergative noun or case of nouns

Word origin

C20: from Greek ergatēs a workman + -ive

ergative in American English

(ˈɜrgətɪv)

Grammar

adjective

designating, of, or in the case that is taken by the subject of a transitive verb in some languages,as Basque or Georgian, in which the direct object of a transitive verb and the subject of the related intransitiveshare the same case

designating or of a verb or language whose transitive and intransitive uses are relatedin this way

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释义	Trends of ergative View usage for: ergative (ɜːʳgətɪv) adjective An ergative verb is a verb that can be both transitive and intransitive, where the subject of the intransitive verb isthe same as the object of the transitive verb. For example, 'open' is an ergative verb because you can say 'The door opened' or 'She opened the door'. ergative in British English (ˈɜːɡətɪv) linguistics adjective 1. denoting a type of verb that takes the same noun as either direct object or as subject, with equivalent meaning. Thus, "fuse" is an ergative verb: "He fused the lights" and "The lights fused" have equivalent meaning 2. denoting a case of nouns in certain languages, for example, Inuktitut or Basque, marking a noun used interchangeably as either the direct object of a transitive verb or the subject of an intransitive verb 3. denoting a language that has ergative verbs or ergative nouns noun 4. an ergative verb 5. an ergative noun or case of nouns Word origin C20: from Greek ergatēs a workman + -ive ergative in American English (ˈɜrgətɪv) Grammar adjective 1. designating, of, or in the case that is taken by the subject of a transitive verb in some languages,as Basque or Georgian, in which the direct object of a transitive verb and the subject of the related intransitiveshare the same case 2. designating or of a verb or language whose transitive and intransitive uses are relatedin this way Word lists with ergative grammatical
随便看	to team up with sb to tear a strip off to-tear-a-strip-off to tear o.s. away (from sth) to tear sb to pieces to tear someone to pieces pull sth to pieces/pick sth to pieces to-tear-someone-to-shreds to tear someone to shreds rip sb to shreds to tear sth to pieces or to bits or to shreds tote bag tote-bag tote board to tell lies to tell sb about or of sth to tell sb off to tell sb's fortune to tell sb sth to tell sb sth in the strictest confidence to tell sb sth straight (out) to tell sb that ... to tell sb to do sth to tell sth from sth to tell tales to tell the time to tell you the truth

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