optative
발음 (3)
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/ˈɒptətɪv/
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/ɒpˈteɪtɪv/
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ˈɒptətɪv
형용사
Expressing a wish or a choice.
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an optative blessing
더 많은 예문 (1)
[…] then, in the optative retirement from hard science that building and opening a U.S.T.A-accredited and pedagogically experimental tennis academy apparently represented for him […]
Related or pertaining to the optative mood.
명사
A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Tamil, and Ancient Greek, but not English), used to express a wish.
A verb or expression in the optative mood.
형용사
indicating an option or wish
relating to a mood of verbs in some languages
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optative verb endings
명사
a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
단어 형태
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