英语词汇“imperative”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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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 FAMILY

imperative: imperatively, imperativeness, imperatives

USAGE EXAMPLES

The 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)

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

adjuratory

containing a solemn charge or command

clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant

demanding attention

peremptory

not allowing contradiction or refusal

desperate

showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire

pressing, urgent

compelling immediate action

shrill, strident

being sharply insistent on being heard

beseeching, imploring, pleading

begging

adjuratory

earnestly or solemnly entreating

importunate

expressing earnest entreaty

mendicant

practicing beggary

petitionary

of the nature of or expressing a petition

precative, precatory

expressing entreaty or supplication

suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory

humbly entreating

2n some duty that is essential and urgent

Hyper

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

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 FAMILY imperative: imperatively, imperativeness, imperatives USAGE EXAMPLES The 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 adjuratory containing a solemn charge or command clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant demanding attention peremptory not allowing contradiction or refusal desperate showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire pressing, urgent compelling immediate action shrill, strident being sharply insistent on being heard beseeching, imploring, pleading begging adjuratory earnestly or solemnly entreating importunate expressing earnest entreaty mendicant practicing beggary petitionary of the nature of or expressing a petition precative, precatory expressing entreaty or supplication suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory humbly entreating 2n some duty that is essential and urgent Hyper duty, obligation, responsibility the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force 2 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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