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indicative adj.指示的；暗示的；【语】陈述的n.陈述语气 (1) 请用陈述语气造句。(2) 英语中有三种语气，即陈述语气，祈使语气和虚拟语气。 The adjective indicative is usually followed by the word of. After being caught in the storm, you protested that the current condition of your hair and clothes were in no way indicative of your normal grooming habits. Instead, you argue, your appearance is indicative of your work ethic, since you braved wind, rain, and sleet to get to work that day. Did you know that some experts say the rise in skirt hemlines is indicative of economic recovery?

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英 [ɪn'dɪkətɪv] 美 [ɪn'dɪkətɪv] (1) Use the indicative mood to make a sentence.(2) There are three moods, indicative, imperative and subjunctive in English. Use the word indicative when you want to show that something is suggestive or serves as a sign of something. Your willingness to help out with the charity is indicative of your generous nature. 1[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.   [usu v-link ADJ]  [FORMAL 正式]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。2[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.   [the N]

英语单词	indicative
英美音标	英 [ɪn'dɪkətɪv] 美 [ɪn'dɪkətɪv]
中文释义	adj.指示的；暗示的；【语】陈述的 n.陈述语气
英语例句	(1) Use the indicative mood to make a sentence. (2) There are three moods, indicative, imperative and subjunctive in English.
中文例句	(1) 请用陈述语气造句。 (2) 英语中有三种语气，即陈述语气，祈使语气和虚拟语气。
vocabulary简明	Use the word indicative when you want to show that something is suggestive or serves as a sign of something. Your willingness to help out with the charity is indicative of your generous nature.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective indicative is usually followed by the word of. After being caught in the storm, you protested that the current condition of your hair and clothes were in no way indicative of your normal grooming habits. Instead, you argue, your appearance is indicative of your work ethic, since you braved wind, rain, and sleet to get to work that day. Did you know that some experts say the rise in skirt hemlines is indicative of economic recovery?
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [usu v-link ADJ] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 2 [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. [the N]

Indicative Mood Make Word Appearance Work Thing 英