imperative

adj. 必要的，不可避免的；紧急的；命令的，专横的；势在必行的；[语]祈使的

n. 必要的事；命令；需要；规则；[语]祈使语气

adj.

必要的，不可避免的；命令的，专横的；势在必行的；[语]祈使的

n.

必要的事；命令；规则；[语]祈使语气

变形

复数：imperatives

双语释义

[P]必要的,紧急的,极重要的 very urgent or important; needing immediate attention

命令的 expressing a command

祈使的 of the verb form that expresses a command

[C]必要的事,必须完成的事; 必要性 thing that is essential or urgent

[C]祈使语气(的动词) the use of the verb to express a command

英英释义

imperative

n.

a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

同义词：imperative moodjussive moodimperative form

some duty that is essential and urgent

adj.

requiring attention or action

"as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"

relating to verbs in the imperative mood

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

imperative manner命令的态度

the imperative mood祈使语气

副词+～

really imperative真正迫切需要

～+介词

imperative for〔on〕 sb对某人来说绝对必要

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

use imperative用祈使语气

形容词+～

economic imperatives经济上的需要

介词+～

with the imperative用祈使语气

～+介词

the imperative of survival生存的需要

词组短语

imperative sentence祈使句；命令句

imperative mood祈使语气；命令语气；祈使式

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

It is imperative that we make a quick decision.
我们要尽快做出决定。

It's imperative that you apologize to him immediately.
你必须立即向他道歉。

"Go!"is in the imperative mood.
“Go！”是祈使语气的句子。

用作名词(n.)

Survival is our first imperative.
我们当务之急是设法生存下来。

Everyone should fulfill their social imperatives earnestly.
每个人都应认真履行其社会职责。

权威例句

imperative

imperative: see empire

imperative (adj.)

1520s, from Late Latin imperativus "pertaining to a command," from imperatus "commanded," past participle of imperare "to command, to requisition," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + parare "prepare" (see pare).

imperative (n.)

mid-15c., in grammar; later "something imperative" (c. 1600), from Old French imperatif and directly from Late Latin imperativus (see imperative (adj.)).

1. Traditionally, selection controls do not directly result in actions—they require an imperative control to activate.

以前，选择控件不直接导致操作，操作通常需要命令控件来触发。

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2. Clicking on the butcon itself actuates the imperative indicated by the selected state.

如果单击图标按钮，就会切换图标按钮状态。

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3. Typically taking the form of underlined text (though of course, images can be linked too), a link is an imperative control used for navigation.

一般来说，它的形式是具有下划线的文本（当然图片也可以），可以作为浏览导航的命令控件。

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4. Of course, this means that they exhibit the same problem as imperative butcons: the inscrutability of the icon.

当然这也意味着它们存在和命令型图标按钮一样的问题，即图标的费解性。

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5. We’ll now look at each of the four types of controls—imperative, selection, entry, and display—in more detail.

我们会更加详细地讨论4种控件类型，即命令控件、选择控件、输入控件和显示控件。

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6. Menu items (which we discuss in Chapter 22) are also imperative idioms.

我们将在第22章讨论的菜单项也属于命令的习惯用法。

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7. Because the imperative control is a verb, it needs a noun upon which to operate.

因为命令控件是动词，所以它需要一个名词来进行操作。

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8. The character of the control has changed sufficiently to move it into an entirely different category: from imperative to selection control.

控件特征也完全改变成为截然不同的类型，命令控件成了选择控件。

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9. The control type that corresponds to a verb is called the imperative control because it commands immediate action. Imperative controls take action, and they take it immediately.

与动词相对应的控件类型叫做“命令控件”，因为它产生立即的操作，命令控件接收操作并且立即执行。

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10. Again, it is imperative to return to context scenarios, persona goals, and mental models to ensure that your solutions are appropriate to the situation at hand.

再次强调，必须要返回到情境场景剧本中，即人物角色目标和心理模型中来检验你的解决方案对于此刻的情形是否合理。

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