inchoative

a. 起初的, 发端的, 表始的 n. 表始状态, 表始动词

发音

UK /ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪv/
其它
US /ɪnˈkoʊətɪv/

词形变化

inchoatives 复数 inchoatives

别名

inchoactive

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An inchoative construction.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Initial; as yet unformed; inchoate.

  2. 2.

    Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

aspect
形容词

同义词 1

inceptive

近义相关 1

immature

词源

Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to begin”). Compare French inchoatif.

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