indicative
US /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.t̬ɪv/
UK /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.t̬ɪv/
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指示的, 象徵的
serving as a sign or symptom of something
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His poor performance is indicative of a lack of effort.
他糟糕的表現表明缺乏努力。
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The rising unemployment rate is indicative of a struggling economy.
失業率上升表明經濟不景氣。
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陳述語氣
(grammar) denoting a mood of verbs expressing simple statement of fact
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The verb 'is' in 'He is happy' is in the indicative mood.
“他很高興”中的動詞“是”是陳述語氣。
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Most sentences in English use the indicative mood.
英語中的大多數句子都使用陳述語氣。
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陳述語氣
(grammar) the indicative mood
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In grammar, the indicative is used for factual statements.
在語法中，陳述語氣用於事實陳述。
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She explained the difference between the subjunctive and the indicative.
她解釋了虛擬語氣和陳述語氣之間的區別。