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subjunctive

adjective
🔊/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
🔊/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
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  1. (of verbs动词) in the form (or mood) that expresses wishes, possibility or uncertainty虚拟式；虚拟语气
    • the subjunctive mood虚拟语气
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subjunctive

noun
🔊/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
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  1. the form (or mood) of a verb that expresses wishes, possibility or uncertainty; a verb in this form虚拟式；虚拟语气
    • The verb is in the subjunctive.这个动词是虚拟语气。🔊🔊
    • In ‘I wish I were taller’, ‘were’ is a subjunctive.在 I wish I were taller 中，were 是虚拟式。🔊🔊
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French subjonctif, -ive or late Latin subjunctivus, from subjungere (from sub- ‘in addition’ + jungere ‘to join’), rendering Greek hupotaktikos ‘subjoined’ (add comments at the end of a speech or text).