imperative
【記】im(強調)+per(每)+ative(形容詞后綴) →強調每一個細節→極其重要的。
1. imperative statement:[計]強制語句;無條件語句;命令式敘述
2. Imperative Sentences:祈使句;命令句
3. imperative language:強制性語言; [計]命令式語言;命令式;命令性語言
4. Business Imperative:商業需要
5. The Imperative Mood:祈使語氣;語氣
6. hypothetical imperative:假言命令;假言令式;假言律令;假言令式
用作形容詞(adj.)
- It is imperative that we make a quick decision.
我們要盡快做出決定。 - It's imperative that you apologize to him immediately.
你必須立即向他道歉。 - "Go!"is in the imperative mood.
“Go!”是祈使語氣的句子。
用作名詞(n.)
- Survival is our first imperative.
我們當務之急是設法生存下來。 - Everyone should fulfill their social imperatives earnestly.
每個人都應認真履行其社會職責。