中英互译
imperative
英 /ɪmˈperətɪv/美 /ɪmˈperətɪv/
基本释义
- adj.极重要的，必要的；命令的，强制的；祈使的
- n.重要紧急的事，必要的事；祈使语气，祈使语气动词；命令
复数imperatives
比较级more imperative
最高级most imperative
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词语例句
极重要的，必要的adj.
六级It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible.
至关重要的是他要尽可能地自然行事。
It's imperative for us to embrace a workplace revolution.
我们急需一场职场革命。
命令的，强制的adj.
The ring of the bell signals the final imperative call.
钟声是最后的命令。
祈使的adj.
“Make your own bed!” is an imperative sentence.
“自己铺床！”是一个祈使句。
重要紧急的事，必要的事cn.
The most important political imperative is to limit the number of U.S. casualties.
政治上的当务之急是控制美国的伤亡人数。
- In 'Go away!' the verb is in the imperative.Go away!中的动词是祈使语气动词。来自《牛津词典》
- It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week.我们的当务之急是必须于下周完成。来自《牛津词典》
- Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order as if order were an imperative of human existence.贝多芬的音乐往往从混乱走向有序，仿佛有序是人类生存的必要条件。
相关短语
- It is imperative that……是至关重要的
- It is imperative (for sb.) to do sth.……是至关重要的
- an imperative sentence祈使句
- political imperative政治上必须做的事
- in the imperative是祈使语气
- imperative sentence祈使句；命令句
- imperative mood祈使语气；命令语气；祈使式
- imperative mood祈使语气；命令式
- imperative programming命令式编程；指令式编程；命令编程
- imperative sentence祈使句；命令式；无人称句
- imperative statement强制语句；无条件语句；命令式叙述
- Imperative Sentences祈使句；命令句
词语扩展
adv.
imperatively命令式地
n.
imperativeness命令式之事
词义分布
势在必行的
47.2%
必要的
19.4%
命令式的
14.6%
命令
7.1%
需要
4.9%
规则
1.9%
急需的
1.9%
绝对必要
1%
祈使
1%
紧急的
1%
英英释义
- n.a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
- n.some duty that is essential and urgent
- adj.requiring attention or action
- adj.relating to verbs in the imperative mood
- n.the base form of a verb, usually without a subject. The imperative is used for telling someone to do something. Examples are `Go away' and `Please be careful.'
（动词的）祈使式
词源
- imperative来自拉丁语imperātīvus.
- imperative重要的，迫切的词源同empire,帝国，帝权。即皇帝的命令，引申词义重要的，迫切的。拼写比较inimical,enemy,invidious,envy.
- imperative必要的，紧急的，极重要的；命令的；祈使的词根词缀： -imper-统治 + -ative形容词词尾