Definition of predicative in English:

predicative

adjective prɪˈdɪkətɪv

1Grammar
(of an adjective or noun) forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog) and house in there is a large house.
〔语法〕（形容词，名词）作表语的，谓语性的（如the dog is old 中的old，而the old dog 中的old 则不是；又如there is a large house 中的house）。与ATTRIBUTIVE 相对
Contrasted with attributive
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Fast’ and ‘big’ are what Geach has called attributive adjectives; ‘brown’ is called a predicative adjective.
- Some adjectives are predicative only, as with afraid, loath, and aware in: Your brother is afraid of them, My friends seem loath to interfere, The manager became aware of her attitude.
- When an adjective follows a form of be (or a few other verbs which I don't want to talk about), it is known as a predicative adjective.
- These effects can be explained if we consider more closely the function of attributive and predicative adjectives.
1. 1.1 Denoting a use of the verb to be to assert something about the subject.
  （指动词be用法）对主语作出断言的
  Example sentencesExamples
  A curious fact about adjectives and the way they modify nominals is that very often predicative uses have a more limited range of meanings than the attributive uses.
  Having said that, however, it has also to be said that he regarded the last two as closely related, with the predicative use being marked by an element of identity, and the identity use being marked by an element of predication.
  The next relevant fact is that many adjectives take up more than a single word, as in the following predicative examples.
2Logic
Acting as a predicate.
〔逻〕作谓项的
Example sentencesExamples
- In contrast to Aristotle, Brentano emphasizes the importance of existential judgements with only one term, and claims that predicative judgements are a special case of existential ones.
- Humphreys emphasizes that fusion is a ‘real physical operation, not a mathematical or logical operation on predicative representations of properties.’
- So, just as the existential and predicative uses are not unrelated, neither are the predicative, identity, and generic implication uses unrelated.

Derivatives

predicatively

adverbprɪˈdɪkətɪvli

You go on to observe that, though scant certainly appears to be an adjective, it can't be used predicatively: * This cup of sugar is scant.
Example sentencesExamples
- When adjectival and nominal expressions are used predicatively, they need to be ‘converted’ into verbal expressions; typically, this is achieved by the use of the verb be: be white, be a vehicle.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin praedicativus, from praedicat- 'declared' (in medieval Latin 'predicated'), from the verb praedicare (see predicate).

Definition of predicative in US English:

predicative

adjective

1Grammar
(of an adjective or noun) forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog) and house in there is a large house.
〔语法〕（形容词，名词）作表语的，谓语性的（如the dog is old 中的old，而the old dog 中的old 则不是；又如there is a large house 中的house）。与ATTRIBUTIVE 相对
Contrasted with attributive
Example sentencesExamples
- These effects can be explained if we consider more closely the function of attributive and predicative adjectives.
- Some adjectives are predicative only, as with afraid, loath, and aware in: Your brother is afraid of them, My friends seem loath to interfere, The manager became aware of her attitude.
- When an adjective follows a form of be (or a few other verbs which I don't want to talk about), it is known as a predicative adjective.
- ‘Fast’ and ‘big’ are what Geach has called attributive adjectives; ‘brown’ is called a predicative adjective.
1. 1.1 Denoting a use of the verb to be to assert something about the subject.
  （指动词be用法）对主语作出断言的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The next relevant fact is that many adjectives take up more than a single word, as in the following predicative examples.
  Having said that, however, it has also to be said that he regarded the last two as closely related, with the predicative use being marked by an element of identity, and the identity use being marked by an element of predication.
  A curious fact about adjectives and the way they modify nominals is that very often predicative uses have a more limited range of meanings than the attributive uses.
2Logic
Acting as a predicate.
〔逻〕作谓项的
Example sentencesExamples
- In contrast to Aristotle, Brentano emphasizes the importance of existential judgements with only one term, and claims that predicative judgements are a special case of existential ones.
- Humphreys emphasizes that fusion is a ‘real physical operation, not a mathematical or logical operation on predicative representations of properties.’
- So, just as the existential and predicative uses are not unrelated, neither are the predicative, identity, and generic implication uses unrelated.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin praedicativus, from praedicat- ‘declared’ (in medieval Latin ‘predicated’), from the verb praedicare (see predicate).

单词	predicative
释义	Definition of predicative in English: predicative adjective prɪˈdɪkətɪv 1Grammar (of an adjective or noun) forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog) and house in there is a large house. 〔语法〕（形容词，名词）作表语的，谓语性的（如the dog is old 中的old，而the old dog 中的old 则不是；又如there is a large house 中的house）。与ATTRIBUTIVE 相对 Contrasted with attributive Example sentencesExamples ‘Fast’ and ‘big’ are what Geach has called attributive adjectives; ‘brown’ is called a predicative adjective. Some adjectives are predicative only, as with afraid, loath, and aware in: Your brother is afraid of them, My friends seem loath to interfere, The manager became aware of her attitude. When an adjective follows a form of be (or a few other verbs which I don't want to talk about), it is known as a predicative adjective. These effects can be explained if we consider more closely the function of attributive and predicative adjectives. 1.1 Denoting a use of the verb to be to assert something about the subject. （指动词be用法）对主语作出断言的 Example sentencesExamples A curious fact about adjectives and the way they modify nominals is that very often predicative uses have a more limited range of meanings than the attributive uses. Having said that, however, it has also to be said that he regarded the last two as closely related, with the predicative use being marked by an element of identity, and the identity use being marked by an element of predication. The next relevant fact is that many adjectives take up more than a single word, as in the following predicative examples. 2Logic Acting as a predicate. 〔逻〕作谓项的 Example sentencesExamples In contrast to Aristotle, Brentano emphasizes the importance of existential judgements with only one term, and claims that predicative judgements are a special case of existential ones. Humphreys emphasizes that fusion is a ‘real physical operation, not a mathematical or logical operation on predicative representations of properties.’ So, just as the existential and predicative uses are not unrelated, neither are the predicative, identity, and generic implication uses unrelated. Derivatives predicatively adverbprɪˈdɪkətɪvli You go on to observe that, though scant certainly appears to be an adjective, it can't be used predicatively: This cup of sugar is scant.* Example sentencesExamples When adjectival and nominal expressions are used predicatively, they need to be ‘converted’ into verbal expressions; typically, this is achieved by the use of the verb be: be white, be a vehicle. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin praedicativus, from praedicat- 'declared' (in medieval Latin 'predicated'), from the verb praedicare (see predicate). Definition of predicative in US English: predicative adjective 1Grammar (of an adjective or noun) forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog) and house in there is a large house. 〔语法〕（形容词，名词）作表语的，谓语性的（如the dog is old 中的old，而the old dog 中的old 则不是；又如there is a large house 中的house）。与ATTRIBUTIVE 相对 Contrasted with attributive Example sentencesExamples These effects can be explained if we consider more closely the function of attributive and predicative adjectives. Some adjectives are predicative only, as with afraid, loath, and aware in: Your brother is afraid of them, My friends seem loath to interfere, The manager became aware of her attitude. When an adjective follows a form of be (or a few other verbs which I don't want to talk about), it is known as a predicative adjective. ‘Fast’ and ‘big’ are what Geach has called attributive adjectives; ‘brown’ is called a predicative adjective. 1.1 Denoting a use of the verb to be to assert something about the subject. （指动词be用法）对主语作出断言的 Example sentencesExamples The next relevant fact is that many adjectives take up more than a single word, as in the following predicative examples. Having said that, however, it has also to be said that he regarded the last two as closely related, with the predicative use being marked by an element of identity, and the identity use being marked by an element of predication. A curious fact about adjectives and the way they modify nominals is that very often predicative uses have a more limited range of meanings than the attributive uses. 2Logic Acting as a predicate. 〔逻〕作谓项的 Example sentencesExamples In contrast to Aristotle, Brentano emphasizes the importance of existential judgements with only one term, and claims that predicative judgements are a special case of existential ones. Humphreys emphasizes that fusion is a ‘real physical operation, not a mathematical or logical operation on predicative representations of properties.’ So, just as the existential and predicative uses are not unrelated, neither are the predicative, identity, and generic implication uses unrelated. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin praedicativus, from praedicat- ‘declared’ (in medieval Latin ‘predicated’), from the verb praedicare (see predicate).
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