(Grammar)(in Latin and other inflected languages) denoting a verb formed from another and expressing a desire to do the act denoted by the root verb (such as Latin esurire ‘want to eat’, from edere ‘eat’) (语法)(拉丁语或其他屈折变化语言中的)意愿动词(例如拉丁语esurire 由edere而来) ■having, expressing, or relating to desire (与)欲望(有关)的
noun
(Grammar)a desiderative verb (语法)意愿动词
语源
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin desiderativus, from Latin desiderat- 'desired', from the verb desiderare (see desiderate)