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Related topics: Grammarsub·junc·tive /səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ noun [countable] SLGa verb form or a set of verb forms in grammar, used in some languages to express doubt, wishes etc. For example, in ‘if I were you’, the verb ‘to be’ is in the subjunctive. 〔语法中的〕虚拟语气〔如在 if I were you 中， be 动词是虚拟语气〕 → imperative, indicative —subjunctive adjectiveExamples from the Corpussubjunctive• Hasn't Mr Brittlebrain ever heard of the subjunctive?Origin subjunctive (1500-1600) Late Latin subjunctivus, from Latin subjunctus, past participle of subjungere “to join below, subordinate”sub·junc·tive nounChineseSyllable in or form verb a grammar, a verb set forms of Corpus |