inceptive

n. 表始动词 a. 起初的, 开端的

发音

US /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/
其它

词形变化

inceptives 复数 inceptives more inceptive 比较级 most inceptive 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An inceptive construction.

    语言学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Beginning; of or relating to inception.

  2. 2.

    Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.

    语言学

    The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

inchoative

近义相关 1

immature

词源

Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”).

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