causative

a. 成为原因的 n. 使役动词

发音

UK /ˈkɔːzətɪv/
其它 /ˈkɑzətɪv/
US /ˈkɔzətɪv/
US /ˈkɔ.zə.ɾɪv/
AU /ˈkoːzətɪv/
AU /ˈkoː.zə.ɾɪv/

词形变化

causatives 复数 causatives

别名

causitive

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).

    使役

    语言学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Acting as a cause.

  2. 2.

    Involving, or affected by, causality.

    Such statistical analysis can establish correlation but cannot tell us whether the correlation is proximally causative, distally causative, or noncausative.

  3. 3.

    Expressing a cause or causation.

    使动

    语言学

    The ablative is a causative case.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

noncausative

近义相关 10

fast responsible motive motor conducive motivating tributary abortifacient anorectic anorexigenic

相关短语

causative verb causative verbs

词源

From French causatif, from Latin causātīvus (“causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative”), from causa (“cause”); see cause (verb) and -ive.

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