| 释义 |
co·na·tive
I. \ˈkōnəd.iv, ˈkän-\ adjective
Etymology: conation + -ive
1. : having the characteristics of or involving conation
< literature and art appeal as much to the affective and conative as to the merely cognitive side of man's being — Aldous Huxley >
2. : denoting an attempt to perform an action — used of verb forms or affixes in certain languages
II. noun
(-s)
: a conative verb form, set of verb forms, or affix
III. adjective
: of or relating to the function of a message to influence the one receiving it
• conatively adverb |