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 killing of the bison changed the whole wildlife of the plains. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly.
屠宰野牛改变了平原的全部野生生物。野牛少了，嫩草没有牛来吃了，草就长得不粗壮。
What was to become of them all, he wondered.
他们这些人会怎么样呢？他感到很纳闷。
We're warm, we're dry and we're safe.
“我们不感到冷，身上是干的，而且我们很安全。