- contrafactive
- contrafactive con∙tra∙fac∙tive ◙ adj. • (grammar 语法) (of verbs 动词) talking about sth that is not true. ˈPretendˈ and ˈwishˈ are contrafactive verbs. • 反敍实的 --› compare factive , non-factive
English-Chinese dictionary. 2013.
contrafactive
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contrafactive — adjective Describing a verb whose object clause is taken to be false … Wiktionary
contrafactive — … Useful english dictionary
non-factive — ˌnon ˈfactive 7 [non factive] adjective (grammar) (of verbs) talking about sth that may or may not be a true fact. ‘Believe ’ and ‘doubt ’ are non factive … Useful english dictionary
