transitive

transitive
[ˈtransɪtɪv, ˈtrɑːns-, -nz-]
adjective
  1. (Grammar)(of a verb or a sense or use of a verb) able to take a direct object (expressed or implied), e.g. saw in he saw the donkey
    (语法)及物的。 intransitive 的反义词
  2. (Logic & Mathematics)(of a relation) such that, if it applies between successive members of a sequence, it must also apply between any two members taken in order. For instance, if A is larger than B, and B is larger than C, then A is larger than C
    (逻,数)(关系)可递的,可迁的,传递的
派生
transitively
adverb
transitiveness
noun
transitivity
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'transitory'): from late Latin transitivus, from transit- 'gone across' (see transit)
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