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

1adj 2adjn

Use the word indicative when you want to show that something is suggestive or serves as a sign of something. Your willingness to help out with the charity is indicative of your generous nature.

The adjective indicative is usually followed by the word of. After being caught in the storm, you protested that the current condition of your hair and clothes were in no way indicative of your normal grooming habits. Instead, you argue, your appearance is indicative of your work ethic, since you braved wind, rain, and sleet to get to work that day. Did you know that some experts say the rise in skirt hemlines is indicative of economic recovery?

WORD FAMILY

indicative: indicatively, indicatives+/indicate: indicated, indicates, indicating, indication, indicative, indicator, indicatory/indication: indications, preindication/indicator: indicators

USAGE EXAMPLES

Bloated, profligate and corrupt, for many healthcare was indicative of all that was wrong with the country and, as such, badly in need of reform.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

But it is indicative of the predicament that the Mariners find themselves in as spring training looms just about six weeks away.

Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016)

He regarded the award as indicative of the military’s denial about the My Lai episode, which did not involve enemy combatants at all.

Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016)

adj (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

actions indicative of fear

Syn

indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive
revealing

showing or making known

1adj relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements

indicative mood

Syn

declarative

2n a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

Syn|Hyper

common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative mood

modality, mode, mood

verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

单词	indicative
释义	indicative (once / 1947 pages) 1adj 2adjn Use the word indicative when you want to show that something is suggestive or serves as a sign of something. Your willingness to help out with the charity is indicative of your generous nature. The adjective indicative is usually followed by the word of. After being caught in the storm, you protested that the current condition of your hair and clothes were in no way indicative of your normal grooming habits. Instead, you argue, your appearance is indicative of your work ethic, since you braved wind, rain, and sleet to get to work that day. Did you know that some experts say the rise in skirt hemlines is indicative of economic recovery? WORD FAMILY indicative: indicatively, indicatives+/indicate: indicated, indicates, indicating, indication, indicative, indicator, indicatory/indication: indications, preindication/indicator: indicators USAGE EXAMPLES Bloated, profligate and corrupt, for many healthcare was indicative of all that was wrong with the country and, as such, badly in need of reform. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) But it is indicative of the predicament that the Mariners find themselves in as spring training looms just about six weeks away. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) He regarded the award as indicative of the military’s denial about the My Lai episode, which did not involve enemy combatants at all. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) 1 adj (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly actions indicative of fear Syn indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive revealing showing or making known 2 1adj relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements indicative mood Syn declarative 2n a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact Syn\|Hyper common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative mood modality, mode, mood verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
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