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causative

adjective
🔊/ˈkɔːzətɪv/
🔊/ˈkɔːzətɪv/
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  1. (formal) acting as the cause of something成为原因的；起因的
    • Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases.抽烟是引起几种主要疾病的病因。🔊🔊
    Topics Change, cause and effectc1
  2. (grammar语法) a causative verb expresses a cause, for example blacken, which means ‘to cause to become black’ 使役的（动词，如 blacken）compare ergative, inchoative
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French causatif, -ive, or late Latin causativus, from causare ‘to cause’.