Definition of inchoative in English:

inchoative

adjective ɪnˈkəʊətɪvɪnˈkoʊədɪv

Grammar

Denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord.
〔语法〕（动词）表示动作（尤指自发性动作）开始体的（在许多英语动词中，开始体用法与使役用法交替出现）。比较ERGATIVE
Compare with ergative
Example sentencesExamples
- A hundred and forty years later, the inchoative generalization of the verb has shown up in the New York Times.
- However, there are some positively evaluated conditions in common inchoative collocations with go: go live, go platinum, go blonde.

noun ɪnˈkəʊətɪvɪnˈkoʊədɪv

An inchoative verb.
起始动词
Example sentencesExamples
- An important defining feature of perfectivizing prefixation in Russian is the use of po- to signal the relative change of state in inchoatives as well as the indefinite temporal delimitation of atelic activities.
- The fact that some idioms are restricted to causatives, while others are restricted to inchoatives, lends new support to the view that the two derivations are distinct.
- It is argued however that the Hebrew inchoatives do not create any problems to the LMH.
- For anticausativization, I review recent arguments suggesting that derived inchoatives have causative semantics as part of their lexical representation, consistent with the MH.
- Is he saying that our genes have been programmed by evolution to resist inchoatives that involve becoming lost?

Definition of inchoative in US English:

inchoative

adjectiveinˈkōədivɪnˈkoʊədɪv

Grammar

Denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord. In many English verbs, inchoative uses alternate systematically with causative uses.
〔语法〕（动词）表示动作（尤指自发性动作）开始体的（在许多英语动词中，开始体用法与使役用法交替出现）。比较ERGATIVE
Compare with ergative
Example sentencesExamples
- A hundred and forty years later, the inchoative generalization of the verb has shown up in the New York Times.
- However, there are some positively evaluated conditions in common inchoative collocations with go: go live, go platinum, go blonde.

nouninˈkōədivɪnˈkoʊədɪv

An inchoative verb.
起始动词
Example sentencesExamples
- An important defining feature of perfectivizing prefixation in Russian is the use of po- to signal the relative change of state in inchoatives as well as the indefinite temporal delimitation of atelic activities.
- It is argued however that the Hebrew inchoatives do not create any problems to the LMH.
- The fact that some idioms are restricted to causatives, while others are restricted to inchoatives, lends new support to the view that the two derivations are distinct.
- For anticausativization, I review recent arguments suggesting that derived inchoatives have causative semantics as part of their lexical representation, consistent with the MH.
- Is he saying that our genes have been programmed by evolution to resist inchoatives that involve becoming lost?

词汇	inchoative
释义	Definition of inchoative in English: inchoative adjective ɪnˈkəʊətɪvɪnˈkoʊədɪv Grammar Denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord. 〔语法〕（动词）表示动作（尤指自发性动作）开始体的（在许多英语动词中，开始体用法与使役用法交替出现）。比较ERGATIVE Compare with ergative Example sentencesExamples A hundred and forty years later, the inchoative generalization of the verb has shown up in the New York Times. However, there are some positively evaluated conditions in common inchoative collocations with go: go live, go platinum, go blonde. noun ɪnˈkəʊətɪvɪnˈkoʊədɪv An inchoative verb. 起始动词 Example sentencesExamples An important defining feature of perfectivizing prefixation in Russian is the use of po- to signal the relative change of state in inchoatives as well as the indefinite temporal delimitation of atelic activities. The fact that some idioms are restricted to causatives, while others are restricted to inchoatives, lends new support to the view that the two derivations are distinct. It is argued however that the Hebrew inchoatives do not create any problems to the LMH. For anticausativization, I review recent arguments suggesting that derived inchoatives have causative semantics as part of their lexical representation, consistent with the MH. Is he saying that our genes have been programmed by evolution to resist inchoatives that involve becoming lost? Definition of inchoative in US English: inchoative adjectiveinˈkōədivɪnˈkoʊədɪv Grammar Denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord. In many English verbs, inchoative uses alternate systematically with causative uses. 〔语法〕（动词）表示动作（尤指自发性动作）开始体的（在许多英语动词中，开始体用法与使役用法交替出现）。比较ERGATIVE Compare with ergative Example sentencesExamples A hundred and forty years later, the inchoative generalization of the verb has shown up in the New York Times. However, there are some positively evaluated conditions in common inchoative collocations with go: go live, go platinum, go blonde. nouninˈkōədivɪnˈkoʊədɪv An inchoative verb. 起始动词 Example sentencesExamples An important defining feature of perfectivizing prefixation in Russian is the use of po- to signal the relative change of state in inchoatives as well as the indefinite temporal delimitation of atelic activities. It is argued however that the Hebrew inchoatives do not create any problems to the LMH. The fact that some idioms are restricted to causatives, while others are restricted to inchoatives, lends new support to the view that the two derivations are distinct. For anticausativization, I review recent arguments suggesting that derived inchoatives have causative semantics as part of their lexical representation, consistent with the MH. Is he saying that our genes have been programmed by evolution to resist inchoatives that involve becoming lost?
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