optative
英 ['ɒptətɪv; ɒp'teɪtɪv]
美
- n. 祈愿语态
- adj. 表愿望的
英英释义
- 1. a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
英文词源
- optative
- in reference to grammatical mood expressing wish or desire, 1520s, from Middle French optatif (15c.), from Late Latin optativus, from Latin optatus "wished, desired, longed for," past participle of optare "to choose, wish, desire" (see option).