[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]指示的;象征的;暗示的 If one thing is indicative of another, it suggests what the other thing is likely to be.
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The result was indicative of a strong retail market...
结果表明零售业市场繁荣。
Often physical appearance is indicative of how a person feels.
一个人的外表常能反映出他的感受。
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[N-SING 单数名词]陈述语气 In grammar, a clause that is in the indicative, or in the indicative mood, has a subject followed by a verb group. Examples are 'I'm hungry' and 'She was followed'. Clauses of this kind are typically used to make statements.
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in·di·ca·tiveAWL/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv; NAmEɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
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indicativeindicativesadjective1[not usually before noun ]indicative(of sth) ( formal) showing or suggesting sth 表明;标示;显示;暗示◆Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest.他们未采取行动,这表示他们没有兴趣。2[only before noun ]( grammar 语法) stating a fact 陈述的;指示的nounthe indicative[singular ]( grammar 语法) the form of a verb that states a fact 陈述语气的动词形式◆In ‘Ben likes school’, the verb ‘like’ is in the indicative.在 Ben likes school 中,动词 like 是陈述语气。in·di·ca·tive/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv; NAmEɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
1be indicative of something to be a clear sign that a particular situation exists or that something is likely to be true: This behaviour is indicative of her whole attitude, I’m afraid.2technical an indicative verb form is used for making statements
the form of a verb that is used to make statements. For example, in the sentences ‘Penny passed her test’ and ‘Michael likes cake’, the verbs ‘passed’ and ‘likes’ are in the indicative.
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indicative
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指示的(38%),陈述语气(35%),暗示的(27%)
n.陈述语气;陈述语气的动词形式
adj.象征的;指示的;表示…的
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