indexical

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An indexical term.
    — So even with indexicals, there is a Sinn for every meaning.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
  2. Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context.
    — In order that they might represent the worlds of experience and imagination, such symbols have to be put together with ‘indexical’ signs, as Peirce termed them, such as articles (the, some), demonstratives (this, those), tense-inflections (walk-s, walk-ed), moods (may/might walk, shall/should walk) etc.

词形变化

more indexical comparative most indexical superlative indexicals plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Latin indexder.
English index
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Middle English -ical
English -ical
English indexical
From index + -ical.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Latin indexder.
English index
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Middle English -ical
English -ical
English indexical
From index + -ical.
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