deverbative
deverbative — 形容詞
- deverbativepositive
- more deverbativecomparative
- most deverbativesuperlative
1. A deverbative word is one that has been created from a verb, usually by adding a
動詞衍生
由動詞派生而成的
A deverbative word is one that has been created from a verb, usually by adding a suffix such as -er, -ing, or -tion to the verb's base form.
Eighth-grader Lin noted in class that 'teacher' is a deverbative word from 'teach'.
八年級的 Lin 在課堂上指出，「teacher」是來自「teach」的動詞衍生字。
formed from a verb by adding -er
Dr. Adegoke explained that 'driver' and 'writer' are both deverbative nouns.
Adegoke 博士解釋說，「driver」和「writer」都是動詞衍生的名詞。
In Sara's linguistics textbook, 'swimming' is listed as a deverbative form.
在 Sara 的語言學課本中，「swimming」被列為動詞衍生形式。
Professor Okonkwo wrote '-tion' on the board and turned 'act' and 'create' into deverbative nouns.
Okonkwo 教授在白板上寫下「-tion」，把「act」和「create」變成動詞衍生的名詞。
Mei found the trail 'tiring' and the view 'exciting' — deverbative adjectives from 'tire' and 'excite'.
Mei 覺得步道「tiring」、風景「exciting」——來自「tire」和「excite」的動詞衍生形容詞。
- deverbal
more common in everyday use; 'deverbative' is slightly more formal
- verb-derived
a plain-English alternative that learners may find clearer
- denominal
describes words formed from nouns, not verbs
文法句型
deverbative + noun (deverbative noun)
用法筆記
Unlike the simpler synonym 'deverbal', 'deverbative' is more common in formal linguistic writing and often appears before the noun it modifies.