| 释义 |
cop·u·la·tive
I. \ˈkäpyəˌlād.]iv, -_ləd.], -ˌlāt], -_lət], ]ēv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English copulatif, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin copulativus, from Latin copulatus + -ivus -ive
1.
a. of a conjunction : joining together coordinate words or word groups and expressing addition of their meanings
< and in “bread and meat” is copulative >
— contrasted with disjunctive
b. : containing words or word groups joined by a copulative conjunction
< copulative sentences >
c. of a verb : being a copula (sense 1b)
d. of a compound : belonging to the dvandva class
2. : relating to or serving for copulation
< copulative organs >
3. : of or relating to coupling of chemical compounds or radicals
• cop·u·la·tive·ly \]ə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a copulative conjunction
2. : a compound belonging to the dvandva class |