relating to or denoting a mood of verbs in Greek and certain other languages, expressing a wish, equivalent in meaning to English let's or if only (希腊语等的动词)(与)希求式(有关)的,(与)希求语气(有关)的
noun
a verb in the optative mood 希求式动词,希求语气动词 ■(the optative)the optative mood 希求式,希求语气
派生 optatively adverb 语源
mid 16th cent.: from French optatif, -ive, from late Latin optativus, from optat- 'chosen', from the verb optare (see opt)