| 单词 | imperative |
| 释义 | imperative (once / 750 pages) 1adjn 2adjn When something absolutely has to be done and cannot be put off, use the adjective imperative. Imperative is from Latin imperare "to command," and its original use was for a verb form expressing a command: "Do it!" is an imperative sentence. It's still used that way, but it's more commonly applied to something so pressing it cannot be put off: "Hiring new workers has become imperative." It has more immediate force than pressing but less than urgent. WORD FAMILYimperative: imperatively, imperativeness, imperatives USAGE EXAMPLESThe imperative of the present moment is to challenge that judgment, to restore a sense of tolerance and a spirit of generosity. Salon(Dec 25, 2016) Now, Stone requires the kind of structure imperative for running a large business operating in multiple time zones, he said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) Clearly, research and funding are imperative to get a true grasp on how Lyme and other diseases interact with other forms of infection. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1 1adj requiring attention or action as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative requests that grew more and more imperative Syn|Ant assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive aggressively self-assured adjuratorycontaining a solemn charge or command clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instantdemanding attention peremptorynot allowing contradiction or refusal desperateshowing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire pressing, urgentcompelling immediate action shrill, stridentbeing sharply insistent on being heard beseeching, imploring, pleading begging adjuratoryearnestly or solemnly entreating importunateexpressing earnest entreaty mendicantpracticing beggary petitionaryof the nature of or expressing a petition precative, precatoryexpressing entreaty or supplication suppliant, supplicant, supplicatoryhumbly entreating 2n some duty that is essential and urgent 2Hyper duty, obligation, responsibility the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force 1adj relating to verbs in the imperative mood 2n a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior Syn|Hyper imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood modality, mode, mood verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker |
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