vocative英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The vocative case
A word in the vocative case
A vocative expression
Something said to (or as though to) a particular person or thing; an entreaty, an invocation. rare

— [T]he two latter will hardly come neither, if they think it will be to hear your whining vocatives.

形容词 adj.

Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.

— In English, the vocative may be indicated by an addressee–address separation comma, or by the particle O, as in "What is the matter, sir?", "Mother, listen!", or "O Lord".

词形变化

more vocative comparative most vocative superlative vocatives plural

词汇关系

词源

词源 1

From Late Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Middle French vocatif, from Latin vocātīvus (“for calling”); a calque of Ancient Greek κλητῐκή (klētĭkḗ, “for calling; vocative case”) – from vocāre (“to call”), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-, o-grade of *wekʷ- (“give vocal utterance, speak”). See Latin vōx.

词源 2

From Late Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Middle French vocatif, from Latin vocātīvus (“for calling”); a calque of Ancient Greek κλητῐκή (klētĭkḗ, “for calling; vocative case”) – from vocāre (“to call”), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-, o-grade of *wekʷ- (“give vocal utterance, speak”). See Latin vōx.