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单词 desiderative
释义 de·sid·er·a·tive
I. \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷dəˌrā]d.iv, -d(ə)rə]\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin desiderativus, from Latin desideratus + -ivus -ive
1. : relating to or denoting desire, especially a wish to do
 < the intellect does not include the emotional and immediately desiderative elements of human nature — H.O.Taylor >
2.
 a. of a verb or verb form : derived from or belonging to the inflectional paradigm of a verb and expressing a desire to perform the action denoted by that verb
  < the desiderative Latin verb esurire “to be hungry” is from edere “to eat” >
 b. : of or relating to a desiderative verb or verb form
  < a desiderative suffix >
II. noun
(-s)
: a desiderative verb or verb form
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