【definite】在多语言下的意思、翻译、词源、用法、例句

英语(English)

词源(Etymology)

From Latin dēfīnītus, past participle of dēfīniō, whence also English define.

发音(Pronunciation)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/, /ˈdɛfənɪt/

• Audio (US)

形容词(Adjective)

definite (comparative more definite, superlative most definite)

1. Having distinct limits.

   definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval

   • 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences, London: John W. Parker, Volume 3, Book 14, Chapter 8, p. 145,^[1]

     […] elements combine in definite proportions […]

2. Free from any doubt.

   definite knowledge

3. Determined; resolved.
   • c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 6,^[2]

     […] idiots in this case of favour would

     Be wisely definite;

4. (linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

   the definite article

反义词(Antonyms)

• indefinite

关联词(Related terms)

• definitely
• definitive
• unquestionable
• decided
• definite article

翻译(Translations)

名词(Noun)

definite (plural definites)

1. (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
2. (obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.

Italian

动词(Verb)

definite

1. second-person plural indicative present of definire
2. second-person plural imperative present of definire

形容词(Adjective)

definite

1. feminine plural of definito

Latin

动词(Verb)

dēfīnīte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēfīniō

来源参考(References)

• definite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers