optative
英 ['ɒptətɪv; ɒp'teɪtɪv]
美
英文词源
- optative
- in reference to grammatical mood expressing wish or desire, 1520s, from Middle French optatif (15c.), from Late Latin optativus, from Latin optatus "wished, desired, longed for," past participle of optare "to choose, wish, desire" (see option).
