mirative

发音

US /ˈmɪɹətɪv/
其它
UK /ˈmɪɹətɪv/

词形变化

miratives 复数 miratives

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A grammatical mood that expresses (surprise at) unexpected revelations or new information.

    不可数 语言学 可数
  2. 2.

    (An instance of) a form of a word which conveys this mood.

    可数 语言学 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to the mirative mood.

    语言学

词源

Possibly from (ad)mirative, from French admiratif (“tending to admire”) (used by French diplomat and scholar Auguste Dozon (1822–1890), imitating the use of the Ancient Greek ἀπροσδόκητος (aprosdókētos, “unexpected”) in a similar context by Albanian translator and scholar Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1826–1895)), from Latin admīrārī, present active infinitive of admīror (“to admire, respect; to be astonished, to be surprised at”), from ad- (“to”) + mīror (“to admire, marvel at; to be amazed or astonished at”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to be glad, laugh”)).

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