indicative
indicative — 形容詞
1. serving as a piece of evidence that allows you to recognize or guess a particula
顯示；象徵
顯示某種情況或特質的跡象
serving as a piece of evidence that allows you to recognize or guess a particular situation, condition, or quality — for example, a child's shyness being indicative of anxiety in unfamiliar settings.
Adina's red eyes were indicative of a long and sleepless night.
Adina 的紅眼睛顯示她度過了一個漫長無眠的夜晚。
be indicative of [cause] — sign pointing to a reason
The sudden drop in sales is often indicative of deeper problems within a company.
銷售額突然下滑往往顯示公司內部存在更深層的問題。
Quan took the teacher's silence as indicative of approval for his project idea.
Quan 將老師的沉默視為對他的專案構想表示認可。
A high number of job applications can be indicative of a strong local economy.
大量的求職申請可能反映出當地經濟景氣。
The researcher found that frequent yawning was indicative of low blood sugar levels.
研究人員發現，受試者頻繁打呵欠顯示其血糖值偏低。
- suggestive
weaker connection, more open to interpretation
- revealing
stronger, implies something hidden has come to light
- characteristic
focuses on typical qualities rather than pointing to a hidden condition
- uninformative
giving no useful sign or clue
文法句型
be + indicative + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Typically used in the construction 'be indicative of + noun phrase'. The subject is usually a measurable sign, statistic, symptom, or observable fact, and the object names the broader situation or condition it points to.
常見錯誤
2. describing the basic verb form used to state a fact or ask a question in ordinar
陳述的
用來陳述事實的動詞語氣
describing the basic verb form used to state a fact or ask a question in ordinary speech, rather than to give an order (imperative) or talk about an unreal or wished-for situation (subjunctive).
In English, the indicative mood is used for most everyday sentences like 'It is raining.'
在英語中，陳述語氣用於大多數日常句子，例如『It is raining.』。
indicative mood — used in everyday factual statements
The teacher asked the class to change each imperative sentence into the indicative form.
老師要求全班把每個祈使句改成陳述形式。
Salma's teacher wrote 'I am tired' and 'If I were you' on the board to compare indicative and subjunctive.
Salma 的老師在黑板上寫下『I am tired』和『If I were you』，用來比較陳述語氣和假設語氣。
Jude struggled to spot the indicative verb because its ending was unfamiliar.
Jude 很難辨認出陳述語氣的動詞，因為詞尾變化他不熟悉。
Most newspaper articles are written almost entirely in the indicative mood to present facts clearly.
大多數報紙文章幾乎完全以陳述語氣撰寫，以便清楚地呈現事實。
- declarative
a narrower term that describes statements (not questions), while indicative covers both statements and questions
- subjunctive
the mood used for unreal, wished-for, or hypothetical situations
- imperative
the mood used for commands and requests
文法句型
indicative mood
indicative verb form
用法筆記
This sense is nearly always used attributively before a noun such as 'mood', 'verb', 'form', or 'sentence'. Unlike sense 1, it does not appear after a linking verb with 'of' (*'this verb is indicative' for the grammar sense is not standard).
常見錯誤
indicative — 名詞
1. the set of verb forms in a language that you use when stating a fact or asking a
直陳語氣
用來陳述事實或提問的動詞語氣形式
the set of verb forms in a language that you use when stating a fact or asking a straightforward question — the mood for ordinary, factual speech rather than for commands, wishes, or hypothetical situations.
In French, the indicative is the mood you use to say 'Je suis fatigué' (I am tired).
在法語中，直陳語氣是用來表達『Je suis fatigué』（我很累）這類意思的語氣。
the indicative — mood for straightforward statements
Caio learned that the indicative differs from the subjunctive by dealing with real situations.
Caio 學到直陳語氣與假設語氣不同，因為前者處理的是真實情況。
The sentence 'She arrives tomorrow' uses the indicative, stating a planned event as fact.
『She arrives tomorrow』這個句子使用直陳語氣，將計劃中的事件當作事實來陳述。
When learning a new language, students usually master the indicative before the subjunctive mood.
學習新語言時，學生通常先掌握直陳語氣，再學習假設語氣。
Chidi asked whether 'If I were you' could ever be written in the indicative form.
Chidi 問『If I were you』這個片語是否可能用直陳語氣書寫。
- indicative mood
the full phrase, more explicit for learners
- subjunctive
the mood for hypothetical or wished-for situations
- imperative
the mood for commands
文法句型
the indicative
in the indicative
用法筆記
Usually preceded by 'the' and not pluralized. In grammar explanations, 'the indicative' is often contrasted with 'the subjunctive' and 'the imperative'. Learners can use 'the indicative mood' for added clarity in academic contexts.