im·per·a·tive /ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/
命令,誡命,需要,規則,祈使語氣(a.)命令式的,急需的,勢在必行的,強制的
im·per·a·tive /ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/ 形容詞
必須的,緊急的,難忍的,強制的
imperative
*命令式
Im·per·a·tive a.
1. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
The suit of kings are imperative. --Bp. Hall.
2. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
3. Gram. Expressive of command, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.
Im·per·a·tive, n. Gram. The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
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imperative
adj 1: requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons
proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative";
"requests that grew more and more imperative" [ant: beseeching]
2: relating to verbs in the imperative mood
n 1: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the
listener's behavior [syn: imperative mood, jussive
mood]
2: some duty that is essential and urgent