benefactive

benefactive
[ˌbɛnɪˈfaktɪv]
(Grammar)(语法)
adjective
  1. denoting a semantic case or construction that expresses the person or thing that benefits from the action of the verb, for example for you in I bought this for you
    施益体的(一种语义格或语义结构,表示从动词所表述的动作中得益的人或物,如“I bought this for you"中的“for you")
noun
  1. the benefactive case, or a word or expression in it
    施益格,施益格词语
语源
  1. 1940s: from Latin benefactus 'capable of giving' + -ive
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