factive
/fak-tiv/US // ˈfæk tɪv //UK // (ˈfæktɪv) //
事实,事实的,事实性,事实是
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn't realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had left.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a factive expression.
Examples
Even so within the mind of man we may discern a triple series—the factive, practical, and speculative intellects.
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