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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If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh.
即使你愿意我六倍于你刚才提出的钱数，我仍然要拿我应得的那一磅肉。
The situation seemed hopeless and he knew his life was in danger.
这种情况看来是毫无希望了，他知道他有生命危险。
This is because they had no natural enemies until the arrival of humans and therefore did not need to develop flying wings.
这是因为人类到达这里之前，这些鸟没有天敌，因此，它们不需要发育飞行的翅膀。