hortative

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈhɔːtətɪv/    /ˈhɔɹtətɪv/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
形容词 adj.
  1. Urging, exhorting, or encouraging. comparable
    — The ministration of these oracles from the pulpit is to be reformed from any of its factitious peculiarities, and made again what it was among the apostles and their immediate successors—earnest, simple, powerful address—hortative talk, if we may so call it.
  2. Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement. not-comparable

词形变化

more hortative comparative most hortative superlative hortatives plural

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).
词源 2
From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).
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