quotative
- IPA[ˈkwəʊtətɪv]
英式
- (of a construction or expression) expressing or introducing quoted words
- a quotative construction or expression
noun: quotative, plural noun: quotatives
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. (of a construction or expression) expressing or introducing quoted words natural quotative verbs, like 'say', 'insist', and 'explain'
名詞
- 1. a quotative construction or expression the members of the group believed that quotative 'all' was very common these days in the speech of the young