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单词 subjunctive
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subjunctive

adjective
/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
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  1. (of verbs) in the form (or mood) that expresses wishes, possibility or uncertainty
    • the subjunctive mood
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subjunctive

noun
/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
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  1. the form (or mood) of a verb that expresses wishes, possibility or uncertainty; a verb in this form
    • The verb is in the subjunctive.
    • In ‘I wish I were taller’, ‘were’ is a subjunctive.
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French subjonctif, -ive or late Latin subjunctivus, from subjungere (from sub- ‘in addition’ + jungere ‘to join’), rendering Greek hupotaktikos ‘subjoined’ (add comments at the end of a speech or text).
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