commissive

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词形变化

commissives 复数 commissives more commissive 比较级 most commissive 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    By commission; resulting from a positive act.

    This error was commissive rather than omissive.

  2. 2.

    Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.

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    "I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.

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