| 釋義 |
imperative /im'perativ; im'pcrsliv/ adj 1 urgent; essential; needing immediate attention: 緊急的; 必要的; 急切的： Is it really ~ for them to have such a large army? 他們真的迫切需要如此贖大的一支軍隊(duì)嗎? Is it ~ that they should have/for them to have six cars? 他們必須要六部汽車(chē)嗎？ 2 not to be disobeyed; done, given with, authority: 必須服從的; 強(qiáng)制的： The duke's orders were ~. 公爵的喬令必須服秘。 'Go at once!', he said, with an ~ gesture. , 立刻去！'他說(shuō)，并作了個(gè)強(qiáng)制的手勢(shì)。 3 (gram) (also n) (of the) form of a verb or a sentence expressing a command: (文法)(亦作名詞用)祈使的;祈使動(dòng)詞; 祈禮句： the ~ mood. 祈使語(yǔ)氣。 ~ly adv |