Indicative
[ ɪn'dɪkətɪv ]
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adj. 象征的;指示的，表示的;[语]陈述的，直陈的;
n. [语]陈述语气;
💡 词根助记
in向内，进入+dic说话，断言+ative形容词后缀，…的→指示的，表示的
📝 例句
Azure skies are indicative of good weather.
碧空无云，预示着一个好天气。
Is a high forehead indicative of great mental power?
前额高表示智慧高吗？
Recently attained characters are generally indicative of primitiveness.
新近获得的性状普遍显示出原始性的分类群。
a look indicative of joy
显示高兴的脸色
His presence is indicative of his wish to join us.
他的来到表示他想和我们一起干。
🌱 联想助记
【记】in-里面,dic-词根“说”:说出事务里面的东西→表明的,表示的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-dict-表示“说”
📖 牛津释义
indicative
adj
1 (grammar) stating a fact or asking questions of fact 陈述的
the indicative mood 陈述语气. Cf 参看 imperative 3, infinitive, subjunctive.
2 [pred 作表语]
~ of sth/that... (fml 文) showing or suggesting sth 表示或暗示某事物
Is a large head indicative of high intelligence? 头部大是不是表示智慧高?
Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest/indicative that they have no interest in the problem. 他们没采取行动, 表明他们对这个问题不感兴趣.
🎯 考研助记
indicate(v.表明)-indicative(a.表示...的)
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'dikәtiv]a. 指示的, 象征的, 表示...的【经】 指标的相关词组: be indicative of
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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The settlers built railways across the plains and began to hunt even more bison.
殖民者在平原上修起了铁路，于是开始猎取更多的野牛。
One of the first things Annie did was to teach me how to play.
安妮首先要做的事情之一，就是教我如何耍。
He was called Bapu, meaning father - because he was the father of the Indian nation of the twentieth century.
他被人们称为巴普，意国是父亲--因为他是20世纪的印度民族之父。