单词 | subjunctive |
释义 | subjunctive From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Grammarsubjunctivesub‧junc‧tive /səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ noun [countable]SLGa verb form or a set of verb forms in grammar, used in some languages to express doubt, wishes etc. For example, in ‘if I were you’, the verb ‘to be’ is in the subjunctive. → imperative, indicative —subjunctive adjectiveExamples from the Corpussubjunctive• Hasn't Mr Brittlebrain ever heard of the subjunctive?Origin subjunctive (1500-1600) Late Latin subjunctivus, from Latin subjunctus, past participle of subjungere “to join below, subordinate” |
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