ergative

case[语](爱斯基摩语、巴斯克语等中的)动者格 , 主动格,唯被动格

发音

UK /ˈɜːɡətɪv/
其它
US /ˈɝɡətɪv/
US /-ɾɪv/

词形变化

ergatives 复数 ergatives

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Ellipsis of ergative case (“a grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages”).

    语言学
  2. 2.

    An ergative verb or other expression.

    能格

    语言学
adj.
  1. 1.

    With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.

    能格

    语言学

    The case systems of ergative languages are counter-intuitive to speakers of many Indo-European languages.

相关短语

ergative case 作格 ergative verb 作格动词 ergative verbs ergative cases

词源

From Ancient Greek ἐργᾰ́της (ergắtēs, “labourer, worker”) + English -ive (suffix meaning ‘belong or relating to; of the nature of; serving to; tending to’ forming adjectives).

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